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
首脑
shǒunǎo
head; leader; chief
Characters in this word
脑 nǎo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 两国首脑在会后发表联合声明，承诺恢复安全对话。 Liǎng guó shǒunǎo zài huì hòu fābiǎo liánhé shēngmíng, chéngnuò huīfù ānquán duìhuà. The leaders of the two countries issued a joint statement after the meeting, pledging to resume security dialogue.
- 公司首脑们决定扩大与外国伙伴的合作。 Gōngsī shǒunǎomen juédìng kuòdà yǔ wàiguó huǒbàn de hézuò. The heads of the company decided to expand cooperation with foreign partners.
- 代表团的首脑在机场受到大家的欢迎。 Dàibiǎotuán de shǒunǎo zài jīchǎng shòudào dàjiā de huānyíng. The head of the delegation was warmly welcomed at the airport.
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
- 首府 shǒufǔ capital city; administrative capital
- 首批 shǒupī first batch; first group
- 首饰 shǒushì jewellery; ornaments