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
首创
shǒuchuàng
to pioneer; to originate
Characters in this word
创 chuàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 仓 granary, barn 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这种社区养老模式由当地社工首创，如今已被多地借鉴。 Zhè zhǒng shèqū yǎnglǎo móshì yóu dāngdì shègōng shǒuchuàng, rújīn yǐ bèi duō dì jièjiàn. This community elderly-care model was pioneered by local social workers and has now been borrowed by many places.
- 这种新的教学方法由一位乡村教师首创。 Zhè zhǒng xīn de jiàoxué fāngfǎ yóu yī wèi xiāngcūn jiàoshī shǒuchuàng. This new teaching method was first created by a rural schoolteacher.
- 这项环保技术由一家小公司首创，如今全世界都在使用。 Zhè xiàng huánbǎo jìshù yóu yī jiā xiǎo gōngsī shǒuchuàng, rújīn quán shìjiè dōu zài shǐyòng. This green technology was pioneered by a small company and is now used all over the world.
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
- 首付 shǒufù down payment; initial payment
- 首府 shǒufǔ capital city; administrative capital
- 首脑 shǒunǎo head; leader; chief
- 首批 shǒupī first batch; first group
- 首饰 shǒushì jewellery; ornaments