Historical Evolution
首
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
首
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
首
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
首
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
首
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
首
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
首
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
首
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
首
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
首
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
首
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
首
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
首
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
首
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
首
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
首
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
首
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
首
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
首
Regular
Modern
Chinese
首 [shǒu]
head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc
Japanese
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
首 おびと
Obito unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
首先 [shǒuxiān] #860
first (of all)
首次 [shǒucì] #38,654
first
首都 [shǒudū] #5,968
capital (city)
首席 [shǒuxí] #4,320
chief (representative, correspondent etc)
首相 [shǒuxiàng] #5,340
prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
首要 [shǒuyào] #5,680
the most important
元首 [yuánshǒu] #5,135
head of state
首发 [shǒufā] #16,133
first issue
首发 [shǒufā] #16,133
first issue
自首 [zìshǒu] #5,520
to give oneself up
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 兄 [あに] #1,391
older brother
⭐ 頷く [うなずく] #3,010
to nod
首を振る [くびをふる] #3,103
to shake one's head
首をかしげる [くびをかしげる] #3,126
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt)
⭐ 手首 [てくび] #3,418
wrist
首を横に振る [くびをよこにふる] #3,580
to shake one's head (in disagreement)
首筋 [くびすじ] #3,943
nape of the neck
官 [かん] #6,042
government
⭐ 首都 [しゅと] #6,805
capital (city)
⭐ 足首 [あしくび] #7,057
ankle
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