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
首席
shǒuxí
chief; principal; first-ranking
Characters in this word
席 xí
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 首席科学家在发布会上解释了实验失败的关键原因。 Shǒuxí kēxuéjiā zài fābùhuì shàng jiěshì le shíyàn shībài de guānjiàn yuányīn. The chief scientist explained the key reasons for the experiment's failure at the press conference.
- 公司聘任了一位首席技术官，负责新产品的研发。 Gōngsī pǐnrèn le yí wèi shǒuxí jìshùguān, fùzé xīn chǎnpǐn de yánfā. The company hired a chief technology officer to be responsible for developing new products.
- 她凭借丰富的经验获得了首席小提琴手的位置。 Tā píngjiè fēngfù de jīngyàn huòdé le shǒuxí xiǎotíqínshǒu de wèizhi. Thanks to her rich experience, she won the position of first violinist.
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
- 首批 shǒupī first batch; first group