首 shǒu head; chief; classifier for poems, songs etc

Made up of [自 zì from; self; oneself radical 132]
Used as component 首 in :道 dào
This measure word can be used with these nouns: 歌 gē (song) 诗 shī (poem)
Made with 9 strokes.

A picture of a head with nose and hair prominent

Related characters


Also uses 自 zì component: 夏 xià (summer)

Sounds same

手 shǒu (hand) ; 扌 shǒu (hand)

Different tone

受 shòu (to receive)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 首
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Proverbs

畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi Nervous and afraid. Fearful at both the start and end of some event.