• 481st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 140 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǒu (shou3)head • chief • first (occasion, thing etc) • classifier for poems, songs etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shǒu (shou3)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

回首 
首先 
首都 
首页 (首頁)

Uncommon

元首 
匕首 
昂首 
榜首 
为首 (為首)
罪魁祸首 (罪魁禍首)
翘首 (翹首)
聚首 
自首 
首富 
首席 
首映 
首次 
首尔 (首爾)
首发 (首發)
首相 
首要 
首选 (首選)
首长 (首長)
首领 (首領)
首饰 (首飾)

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  • 68th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.23% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 133 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Du1)surname Du
2. dōu (dou1)all • both • entirely • (used for emphasis) even • already • (not) at all
3. (du1)capital city • metropolis

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (du1)The component is pronounced as '' (fu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

成都 
都市 
首都 

Uncommon

京都 
古都 
大都 
帝都 
成都市 
花都 
花都区 (花都區)
丰都 (豐都)
都会 (都會)
都江堰 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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