首 (sau2 | shou3 shou4) : the first, the head; leader

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首

sau2

shou3 shou4

[1] the head [2] [n] king; emperor; leader; chief [3] the first; beginning [4] [n] a numerical classifier for poems, songs, etc. [5] Kangxi radical 185

Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: (#185)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

首

This word has been viewed 11234 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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榜首 bong2 sau2 bang3 shou3 = top of the list

白首 baak6 sau2 bai2 shou3 = hoary head; white-haired; old age (literary)

部首 bou6 sau2 bu4 shou3 = radical (of a Chinese character)

首先 sau2 sin1 shou3 xian1 = firstly

首飾 sau2 sik1 shou3 shi4 = jewelry; jewels

首批 sau2 pai1 shou3 pi1 = first batch

首都 sau2 dou1 shou3 du1 = capital city

首頁 sau2 jip6 shou3 ye4 = main page; homepage; title page

首相 sau2 soeng3 shou3 xiang4 = prime minister

首要 sau2 jiu3 shou3 yao4 = the most important; the top priority

屍首 si1 sau2 shi1 shou3 = a corpse; a cadaver

首創 sau2 cong3 shou3 chuang4 = to originate; to pioneer

首席 sau2 zik6 shou3 xi2 = chief (representative etc.)

首腦 sau2 nou5 shou3 nao3 = leader; summit

首長 sau2 zoeng2 shou3 zhang3 = senior official

首領 sau2 ling5 shou3 ling3 = boss; chief

元首 jyun4 sau2 yuan2 shou3 = head of state

匕首 bei6 sau2 bi3 shou3 = dagger, stiletto

為首 wai4 sau2 wei2 shou3 = to head; to be headed by

首府 sau2 fu2 shou3 fu3 = capital city of an autonomous region

首次 sau2 ci3 shou3 ci4 = for the first time

首位 sau2 wai6*2 shou3 wei4 = primacy; the first place; top

首尾 sau2 mei5 = from beginning to end; the beginning and the end

首獎 sau2 zoeng2 shou3 jiang3 = first prize

首烏 sau2 wu1 = tuber fleeceflower root

起首 hei2 sau2 = initiate

首期 sau2 kei4 shou3 qi1 (PRC), shuo3 qi2 (Taiwan) = down payment; first term

不首先使用 bat1 sau2 sin1 sai2 jung6 bu4 shou3 xian1 shi3 yong4 = no first use 國

字首 zi6 sau2 zi4 shou3 = prefix

首期款 sau2 kei4 fun2 shou3 qi1 kuan3 (PRC), shou3 qi2 kuan3 (Taiwan) = down payment

首肯 sau2 hang2 shou3 ken3 = nod approval

首腦會晤 sau2 nou5 wui6 ng6 shou3 nao3 hui4 wu4 = leadership meeting

首腦會議 sau2 nou5 wui6 ji5 shou3 nao3 hui4 yi4 = leadership conference; summit meeting

首次個人演唱會 sau2 ci3 go3 jan4 jin2 coeng3 wui6*2 = debut concert

首尾音 sau2 mei5 jam1 shou3 wei3 yin1 = onset and rime

回首 wui4 sau2 hui2 shou3 = turn around; look back; recollect

斬首 zaam2 sau2 zhan3 shou3 = behead; decapitate

自首 zi6 sau2 zi4 shou3 = to confess a crime; to turn oneself in, surrender to authorities

不堪回首 bat1 ham1 wui4 sau2 bu4 kan1 hui2 shou3 = find it unbearable to recall 國

首會合 sau2 wui6 hap6 = first round

首席法官 sau2 zik6 faat3 gun1 shou3 xi2 fa3 guan1 = Chief Justice

首富 sau2 fu3 = richest person

首映 sau2 jing2 shou3 ying4 = [n] first run, opening night, premiere; [v] to premiere sth

馬首是瞻 maa5 sau2 si6 zim1 = to follow somebody's lead

首班車 sau2 baan1 ce1 shou3 ban1 che1 = the first bus, metro

首選 sau2 syun2 shou3 xuan3 = the first choice

罪魁禍首 zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 zui4 kui2 huo4 shou3 = main cause of a mishap; main thing or person responsible for something bad that happened

搔首弄姿 sou1 sau2 lung6 zi1 sao1 shou3 nong4 zi1 = pose in sexily trying to draw attention, flirt

往事不堪回首 wong5 si6 bat1 ham1 wui4 sau2 wang3 shi4 bu4 kan1 hui2 shou3 = find it unbearable to recall events (memories) of the past

特首 dak6 sau2 te4 shou3 = SAR chief

首映禮 sau2 jing2 lai5 shou3 ying4 li3 = premiere showing

首當其衝 sau2 dong1 kei4 cung1 shou3 dang1 qi2 chong1 = to bear the brunt of; the first to be hit by sth.

圓首方足 jyun4 sau2 fong1 zuk1 yuan2 shou3 fang1 zu2 = human beings; mankind

首例 sau2 lai6 shou3 li4 = first instance; first case

昂首 ngong4 sau2 ang2 shou3 = to raise one's head high (proudly or confidently)

聚首 zeoi6 sau2 ju4 shou3 = gather; meet

首爾 sau2 ji5 shou3 er3 = Seoul

首次注視時間 sau2 ci3 zyu3 si6 si4 gaan1*3 shou3 ci4 zhu4 shi4 shi2 jian1 = first fixation duration

界首 gaai3 sau2 jie4 shou3 = Jieshou (city in Anhui)

吉首 gat1 sau2 ji2 shou3 = Jishou (city in Hunan)

西方七國首腦會議 sai1 fong1 cat1 gwok3 sau2 nou5 wui6 ji5 = G7 Summit

身首異處 san1 sau2 ji6 cyu3 shen1 shou3 yi4 chu4 = decapitated; head and body separated

首都國際機場 sau2 dou1 gwok3 zai3 gei1 coeng4 shou3 du1 guo2 ji4 ji1 chang2 = Beijing Capital International Airport

首都劇場 sau2 dou1 kek6 coeng4 shou3 du1 ju4 chang2 = the Capital Theater (in Beijing)

縊首 ai3 sau2 yi4 shou3 = death by hanging (form of execution)

昂首闊步 ngong4 sau2 fut3 bou6 ang2 shou3 kuo4 bu4 = walk proudly or confidently in big strides with one's head high

港人首置上車盤 gong2 jan4 sau2 ji3 soeng5 ce1 pun4*2 = Starter Homes Scheme

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呢首歌我聽過好多次粵
I‘ve heard this song many times

首先去圖書館，然後返屋企。粵
First go to the library, then afterwards go home.

呢一首好聽過你嗰隻好多呀粵
This song is much nicer to listen to than yours!
[Lit. This one [counter for songs] good-listen surpass yours [particle] lots]

首先係一般情報粵
First of all, we have some (new) information.
[Lit. first is one [counter] piece-of-intelligence]

阿妹的歌首首都膾炙人口國
A-mei's songs are all widely known.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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