首 shǒu
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 首 — chief, head, leader
- Made of
- 丷 horns 自 self
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
首先
shǒuxiān
first; first of all
Characters in this word
先 xiān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- Made of
- 𠂒 small 儿 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 首先洗手。 Shǒuxiān xǐ shǒu. First, wash your hands.
- 首先看题。 Shǒuxiān kàn tí. First, look at the question.
- 我们首先吃饭。 Wǒmen shǒuxiān chī fàn. We eat first.
Related words
- 首都 shǒudū capital city
- 首 shǒu a measure word for songs and poems
- 先 xiān first, before
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman
- 领先 lǐngxiān to lead; to be ahead
- 先进 xiānjìn advanced
- 事先 shìxiān in advance
- 率先 shuàixiān to be the first
- 先后 xiānhòu one after another
- 先前 xiānqián before; earlier
- 优先 yōuxiān priority; first
- 原先 yuánxiān formerly; originally