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
首批
shǒupī
first batch; first group
Characters in this word
批 pī
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 比 to compare, liken
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 首批救援物资已于凌晨运抵灾区，优先发放给受灾最重的村庄。 Shǒupī jiùyuán wùzī yǐ yú língchén yùndǐ zāiqū, yōuxiān fāfàng gěi shòuzāi zuì zhòng de cūnzhuāng. The first batch of relief supplies arrived in the disaster area at dawn and was distributed first to the worst-hit villages.
- 首批新产品下个月就会在商店上市。 Shǒupī xīn chǎnpǐn xià gè yuè jiù huì zài shāngdiàn shàngshì. The first batch of new products will go on sale in stores next month.
- 首批乘客很快就登上了新开通的高铁。 Shǒupī chéngkè hěn kuài jiù dēngshàng le xīn kāitōng de gāotiě. The first group of passengers soon boarded the newly launched high-speed train.
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
- 首脑 shǒunǎo head; leader; chief
- 首饰 shǒushì jewellery; ornaments