Usage of the character 首

head
chief
first (occasion, thing etc)
classifier for poems, songs etc

shǒuxuǎn

首选

[首選]

first choice
premium
to come first in the imperial examinations

shǒufǔ

首府

[首府]

capital city of an autonomous region

jiànshǒu

舰首

[艦首]

bow of a warship

huòshǒu

祸首

[禍首]

chief offender
main culprit

shǒuwèi

首位

[首位]

first place

yèshǒu

页首

[頁首]

the top of the page
(word processing) page header

shǒudù

首度

[首度]

first time

shǒuyīn

首音

[首音]

(linguistics) onset

kuíshǒu

魁首

[魁首]

chief
first
brightest and best

Jièshǒu

界首

[界首]

Jieshou, county-level city in Fuyang 阜陽／阜阳 ( Fùyáng), Anhui

shǒufù

首付

[首付]

down payment

guóshǒu

馘首

[馘首]

(of a headhunter) to sever a head

qiáoshǒu

翘首

[翹首]

to raise one's head and look

miànshǒu

面首

[面首]

handsome male companion
gigolo

shǒuyǎn

首演

[首演]

maiden stage role
first performance
first public showing

jùshǒu

聚首

[聚首]

to gather
to meet

fěishǒu

匪首

[匪首]

bandit

shǒulǐng

首领

[首領]

head; boss; chief

yòushǒu

右首

[右首]

right-hand side

shǒuchàng

首倡

[首倡]

to initiate

shǒuyì

首邑

[首邑]

local capital
regional capital

shǒufā

首发

[首發]

first issue
first public showing

shǒuyìng

首映

[首映]

to premiere (a movie or TV show)
premiere (of a movie)
first-run (movie)
to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room)

shàngshǒu

上首

[上首]

seat of honor
first place

pūshǒu

铺首

[鋪首]

holder for door knocker

shǒubàn

首办

[首辦]

first organized
to run sth for the first time

shǒuxiàng

首相

[首相]

prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)

dùnshǒu

顿首

[頓首]

kowtow

shǒuxiù

首秀

[首秀]

debut

shīshou

尸首

[屍首]

corpse
carcass
dead body

jūshǒu

居首

[居首]

leading
in first place
top of the list

shǒukěn

首肯

[首肯]

to give a nod of approval

shǒuwěi

首尾

[首尾]

head and tail

zìshǒu

自首

[自首]

to give oneself up
to surrender (to the authorities)

shǒuyè

首页

[首頁]

home page (of a website)
title page
front page
first page
fig. beginning
cover letter

shǒují

首级

[首級]

severed head

zìshǒu

字首

[字首]

prefix

shǒuxiān

首先

[首先]

first (of all)
in the first place

jíshǒu

疾首

[疾首]

extremely angry
infuriated
enraged
headache caused by anger

bǐshǒu

匕首

[匕首]

dagger

hàoshǒu

皓首

[皓首]

white head of hair
fig. old person

chīshǒu

螭首

[螭首]

hornless dragon head (used as ornamentation, esp. gargoyles)

shǒurèn

首任

[首任]

first person to be appointed to a post

shǒucì

首次

[首次]

first
first time
for the first time

Shǒu'ěr

首尔

[首爾]

Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城／汉城 ( Hànchéng))

shǒunǎo

首脑

[首腦]

head (of state)
summit (meeting)
leader

shǒulún

首轮

[首輪]

first round (of a competition etc)

bǎngshǒu

榜首

[榜首]

top of the list

wéishǒu

为首

[為首]

head
be headed by

huánshǒu

缳首

[繯首]

death by hanging

huìshǒu

会首

[會首]

head of a society
sponsor of an organization

fǔshǒu

俯首

[俯首]

to bend one's head

kòushǒu

叩首

[叩首]

to kowtow
also written 磕頭／磕头 (kētóu)

shǒufù

首富

[首富]

richest individual
top millionaire

xúnshǒu

旬首

[旬首]

start of a ten day period

bùshǒu

部首

[部首]

radical of a Chinese character

chuánshǒu

船首

[船首]

ship's bow

shǒukuǎn

首款

[首款]

to confess one's crime
first model, version, kind etc (of gadgets, software, cars etc)

shǒuyào

首要

[首要]

the most important
of chief importance

yǔnshǒu

陨首

[隕首]

to offer one's life in sacrifice

zhǎnshǒu

斩首

[斬首]

to behead; to decapitate

shǒulì

首例

[首例]

first case
first instance

shǒujì

首季

[首季]

first season
first quarter

shǒujiè

首届

[首屆]

first session (of a conference etc)

shǒuzhòng

首重

[首重]

to emphasize
to give the most weight to
to rank first

shǒuxí

首席

[首席]

chief (representative, correspondent etc)

shǒushì

首饰

[首飾]

jewelry
head ornament

yuánshǒu

元首

[元首]

head of state

jùshǒu

句首

[句首]

start of phrase or sentence

shǒutuī

首推

[首推]

to regard as the foremost
to name as a prime example
to implement for the first time

ángshǒu

昂首

[昂首]

head high
in high spirits
to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse)

tèshǒu

特首

[特首]

chief executive of Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong or Macao)
abbr. for 特別行政區首席執行官／特别行政区首席执行官

shǒuzhǎng

首长

[首長]

senior official

shǒuxiàn

首县

[首縣]

principal county magistrate in imperial China

ànshǒu

案首

[案首]

candidate who ranked 1st in imperial examination on prefecture or county level (in Ming and Qing dynasties)

máishǒu

埋首

[埋首]

to immerse oneself in (one's work, studies etc)

huíshǒu

回首

[回首]

to turn around; to look back
(fig.) to recall the past

Shíshǒu

石首

[石首]

Shishou, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州／荆州 ( Jīngzhōu), Hubei

ménshǒu

门首

[門首]

doorway
gate
entrance

xiāoshǒu

枭首

[梟首]

to behead

shǒuchuàng

首创

[首創]

to originate; to pioneer; to invent

kāishǒu

开首

[開首]

beginning
start
opening
in the beginning
to start
to open

shǒujiā

首家

[首家]

first (hotel of its type, store of its type etc)

shǒucéng

首层

[首層]

first floor
ground floor

shǒudū

首都

[首都]

capital (city)
CL:個／个 (gè)

shǒupī

首批

[首批]

first batch

zuǒshǒu

左首

[左首]

left-hand side

Jíshǒu

吉首

[吉首]

Jishou, county-level city and capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 ( Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu), Henan

suìshǒu

岁首

[歲首]

start of the year

hànshǒu

颔首

[頷首]

to nod one's head

shǒuwěiyīn

首尾音

[首尾音]

onset and rime

shǒuyìngshì

首映式

[首映式]

premiere of a movie

shǒuzìmǔ

首字母

[首字母]

initial letters

héshǒuwū

何首乌

[何首烏]

Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum)
fleeceflower root

qiánshǒuxiàng

前首相

[前首相]

former prime minister

shǒurìfēng

首日封

[首日封]

first day cover (philately)

kānshǒuyǔ

刊首语

[刊首語]

foreword
preface

shǒuchuàngzhě

首创者

[首創者]

pioneer; trailblazer

Jíshǒu Shì

吉首市

[吉首市]

Jishou, county-level city and capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 ( Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu), Henan

Jièshǒu Shì

界首市

[界首市]

Jieshou, county-level city in Fuyang 阜陽／阜阳 ( Fùyáng), Anhui

Xiànshǒushān

岘首山

[峴首山]

Mt Xianshou in Hubei

Shíshǒushì

石首市

[石首市]

Shishou, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州／荆州 ( Jīngzhōu), Hubei

shǒufùkuǎn

首付款

[首付款]

down payment

shēnshǒuyìchù

身首异处

[身首異處]

to be decapitated (idiom)

ángshǒutǐngxiōng

昂首挺胸

[昂首挺胸]

head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
in fine mettle (of animal)

guójiāyuánshǒu

国家元首

[國家元首]

head of state

shǒunǎohuìtán

首脑会谈

[首腦會談]

summit talks
discussion between heads of state

shǒuqūyīzhǐ

首屈一指

[首屈一指]

to count as number one (idiom); second to none
outstanding

zhǎnshǒuxíngdòng

斩首行动

[斬首行動]

(military) decapitation strike

Shǒudū Jīchǎng

首都机场

[首都機場]

Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)

fǔshǒutiē'ěr

俯首帖耳

[俯首帖耳]

bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
at sb's beck and call

hànshǒuzhījiāo

颔首之交

[頷首之交]

nodding acquaintance

ángshǒukuòbù

昂首阔步

[昂首闊步]

striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
to strut

Shǒudū Jùchǎng

首都剧场

[首都劇場]

the Capital Theater (in Beijing)

shǒunǎohuìwù

首脑会晤

[首腦會晤]

leadership meeting

fǔshǒuchēngchén

俯首称臣

[俯首稱臣]

to bow before (idiom)
to capitulate

shǒudūlǐngdì

首都领地

[首都領地]

capital territory
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) around Canberra 堪培拉

hànshǒuwēixiào

颔首微笑

[頷首微笑]

to nod and smile

qiáojūqúnshǒu

翘居群首

[翹居群首]

head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
outstanding

xiāoshǒushìzhòng

枭首示众

[梟首示眾]

to behead sb and display the head in public

shǒushǔliǎngduān

首鼠两端

[首鼠兩端]

(idiom) to hesitate
to remain undecided

shǒuxídàibiǎo

首席代表

[首席代表]

chief representative

báishǒuqíméi

白首齐眉

[白首齊眉]

(of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)

zuìkuíhuòshǒu

罪魁祸首

[罪魁禍首]

criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
fig. main cause of a disaster

qiáoshǒuyǐdài

翘首以待

[翹首以待]

to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
to anxiously await

dīshǒuxiàxīn

低首下心

[低首下心]

to be fawningly submissive (idiom)

tòngxīnjíshǒu

痛心疾首

[痛心疾首]

bitter and hateful (idiom)
to grieve and lament (over sth)

shǒuxífǎguān

首席法官

[首席法官]

Chief Justice

mǎshǒushìzhān

马首是瞻

[馬首是瞻]

to follow blindly (idiom)
to take as one's only guide

hàoshǒucāngyán

皓首苍颜

[皓首蒼顏]

white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age

qúnlóngwúshǒu

群龙无首

[群龍無首]

lit. a thunder of dragons without a head
fig. a group lacking a leader

huòshǒuzuìkuí

祸首罪魁

[禍首罪魁]

main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit
fig. main cause of a disaster

shǒudāngqíchōng

首当其冲

[首當其衝]

to bear the brunt

shǒuzhàngàojié

首战告捷

[首戰告捷]

to win the first battle

zhèngfǔshǒunǎo

政府首脑

[政府首腦]

head of state
government leader

shǒunǎohuìyì

首脑会议

[首腦會議]

leadership conference
summit meeting

shǒushànzhīqū

首善之区

[首善之區]

the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city)
also written 首善之地 (shǒushànzhīdì)

sāoshǒunòngzī

搔首弄姿

[搔首弄姿]

to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)

wèishǒuwèiwěi

畏首畏尾

[畏首畏尾]

afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
afraid of the slightest thing

shǒuwěixiāngjiē

首尾相接

[首尾相接]

to join head to tail
bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)

péngshǒugòumiàn

蓬首垢面

[蓬首垢面]

lit. with disheveled hair and a dirty face
of unkempt appearance (idiom)

shǒuxíyíngxiāoguān

首席营销官

[首席營銷官]

chief marketing officer (CMO)

shǒuxízhíxíngguān

首席执行官

[首席執行官]

chief executive officer (CEO)

shǒuzìmǔsuōxiě

首字母缩写

[首字母縮寫]

acronym

Tángshī Sānbǎi Shǒu

唐诗三百首

[唐詩三百首]

Three Hundred Tang Poems, an anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅／孙诛 ( Sūn Zhū)

zhēnshǒudìngjièfú

帧首定界符

[幀首定界符]

start frame delimiter (SFD)

bùshǒubiānpáifǎ

部首编排法

[部首編排法]

dictionary arrangement of Chinese characters under radicals

Shǒu'ěr Tèbiéshì

首尔特别市

[首爾特別市]

Seoul Special Metropolitan City, official name of the capital of South Korea

shǒuxíxìnxīguān

首席信息官

[首席信息官]

chief information officer (CIO)

bùshǒuxiānshǐyòng

不首先使用

[不首先使用]

no first use (policy for nuclear weapons)
NFU

shǒuxíjìshùguān

首席技术官

[首席技術官]

chief technology officer (CTO)

shǒuxídàfǎguān

首席大法官

[首席大法官]

Chief Justice (of US Supreme Court)

shǒuxícáiwùguān

首席财务官

[首席財務官]

chief financial officer (CFO)

shǒuxíyùnyíngguān

首席运营官

[首席運營官]

chief operating officer (COO)

túqióngbǐshǒuxiàn

图穷匕首见

[圖窮匕首見]

see 圖窮匕見／图穷匕见 (túqióngbǐxiàn)

Guólì Shǒu'ěr Dàxué

国立首尔大学

[國立首爾大學]

Seoul National University SNU

Shǒudū Jīngmào Dàxué

首都经贸大学

[首都經貿大學]

Capital University of Business and Economics, Beijing

shǒucìzhùshìshíjiān

首次注视时间

[首次注視時間]

first fixation duration

Shǒudū Guójì Jīchǎng

首都国际机场

[首都國際機場]

Beijing Capital International Airport

shǒucìgōngkāizhāogǔ

首次公开招股

[首次公開招股]

initial public offering (IPO)

Shǒu'ěr Guólì Dàxué

首尔国立大学

[首爾國立大學]

Seoul National University (SNU or Seoul National), Korea

shǒuzìmǔpīnyīncí

首字母拚音词

[首字母拚音詞]

acronym

Aòdàlìyà Shǒudū Tèqū

澳大利亚首都特区

[澳大利亞首都特區]

Australian Capital Territory

Shǒudū Jīngjì Màoyì Dàxué

首都经济贸易大学

[首都經濟貿易大學]

Capital University of Economics and Business (Beijing)