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
首府
shǒufǔ
capital city; administrative capital
Characters in this word
府 fǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这座城市虽不是全国首都，却是该自治区的首府。 Zhè zuò chéngshì suī bú shì quánguó shǒudū, què shì gāi zìzhìqū de shǒufǔ. Although this city is not the national capital, it is the capital of that autonomous region.
- 他大学毕业后回到家乡首府工作。 Tā dàxué bìyè hòu huídào jiāxiāng shǒufǔ gōngzuò. After graduating from university, he returned to work in the capital of his home region.
- 那条新铁路连接了三个省的首府。 Nà tiáo xīn tiělù liánjiēle sān gè shěng de shǒufǔ. The new railway connects the capitals of three provinces.
Related words
- 首都 shǒudū capital city
- 首先 shǒuxiān first; first of all
- 首 shǒu a measure word for songs and poems
- 首要 shǒuyào primary, chief
- 部首 bùshǒu radical of a Chinese character
- 俯首 fǔshǒu to bow one's head; to submit
- 回首 huíshǒu to look back; to recall
- 首创 shǒuchuàng to pioneer; to originate
- 首付 shǒufù down payment; initial payment
- 首脑 shǒunǎo head; leader; chief
- 首批 shǒupī first batch; first group
- 首饰 shǒushì jewellery; ornaments