Definitions
Etymology
Pictograph of a head (hair above a face with an eye).
About
The character 首 is a pictograph originally depicting a human or animal head, with upper strokes suggesting hair or horns and a lower section resembling a facial structure or eye. As the highest and most vital part of the body, it primarily means "head", extending to abstract senses such as "chief", "leader", or "first in order". It also functions as a measure word for poems, songs, and other literary works, derived from the concept of a heading or starting point of a composition.
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北京是中国的首都。
首先你要认真学习。
这是我首次来北京。
这是他的首部小说。
单词的首字母要大写。
英国的首相访问了法国。
这部剧的首演非常成功。
买房的首付需要很多钱。