shǒu

head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc)

measure word HSK 3.0 · Band 4

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

这首歌很好听。

This song sounds nice.

他唱了一首新歌。

He sang a new song.