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  sau2   jyutping
  shou3 shou4   pinyin
[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.

This word has been viewed 11156 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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detail  bong2 sau2  bang3 shou3 = top of the list
detail  baak6 sau2  bai2 shou3 = hoary head; white-haired; old age (literary)
detail  bou6 sau2  bu4 shou3 = radical (of a Chinese character)
detail  sau2 sin1  shou3 xian1 = firstly
detail  sau2 sik1  shou3 shi4 = jewelry; jewels
detail  sau2 pai1  shou3 pi1 = first batch
detail  sau2 dou1  shou3 du1 = capital city
detail  sau2 jip6  shou3 ye4 = main page; homepage; title page
detail  sau2 soeng3  shou3 xiang4 = prime minister
detail  sau2 jiu3  shou3 yao4 = the most important; the top priority
See all 67 compounds (CantoDict reports 73 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 首
detail 好多次
I‘ve heard this song many times
detail audio 首先圖書館然後返屋企
First go to the library, then afterwards go home.
detail 好聽好多
This song is much nicer to listen to than yours!
[Lit. This one [counter for songs] good-listen surpass yours [particle] lots]
detail 首先一般情報
First of all, we have some (new) information.
[Lit. first is one [counter] piece-of-intelligence]
detail 阿妹首都膾炙人口
A-mei's songs are all widely known.
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