首 [－]

Jyutping sau3
Pinyin shǒu

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to confess a crime/to turn oneself in

首 [－]

Jyutping sau2
Pinyin shǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. head
  2. chief
  3. first (occasion, thing etc)
  4. classifier for poems, songs etc
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. head/chief/first (occasion, thing etc)/classifier for poems, songs etc/to head a start/first in importance / time / place / position/a verse division/leader/beginning/KangXi radical 185
  2. to confess a crime/to turn oneself in
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    頭
    head
    • 斬首
      斩首
      zaam2 sau2
      to behead
    • 首飾
      首饰
      sau2 sik1
      jewellery
    • 神龍見首不見尾
      神龙见首不见尾
      san4 lung4 gin3 sau2 bat1 gin3 mei5
      used to describe someone whose whereabouts are unclear, whose movements are unpredictable
  2. 語素
    領袖​；​帶​頭​嗰​個
    leader
    • 元首
      元首
      jyun4 sau2
      head of state
    • 群龍無首
      群龙无首
      kwan4 lung4 mou4 sau2
      a group without a leader, literally "a host of dragons without a head"
    • 首領
      首领
      sau2 ling5
      leader
  3. 語素
    開端​；​開始​；​最先​嘅
    beginning
    • 首當其衝
      首当其冲
      sau2 dong1 kei4 cung1
      to be the first to be affected
    • 首先
      首先
      sau2 sin1
      first (of all)
    • 回首
      回首
      wui4 sau2
      to review the past; literally: to turn one's head
    • 首創
      首创
      sau2 cong3
      (of innovation, especially products or service) first-ever
    • 一年之首
      一年之首
      jat1 nin4 zi1 sau2
      the beginning of years
    • 篇首
      篇首
      pin1 sau2
      division header
    • 頁首
      页首
      jip6 sau2
      header
    • 首頁
      首页
      sau2 jip6
      homepage
  4. 詞綴
    用​喺​量​詞​前面​表示​第一
    used before classifiers or measure words to mean "the first"
    • 首名
      首名
      sau2 ming4
      the first place
    • 首輪
      首轮
      sau2 leon4
      the first round
    • 首段
      首段
      sau2 dyun6
      the first paragraph
    • 首次
      首次
      sau2 ci3
      the first time
  5. 量詞
    計算詩​、​詞​、​歌曲​等​嘅​單​位
    a measuring unit for songs and poetry in their entirety
    • 一首歌
      一首歌
      jat1 sau2 go1
      a piece of song
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    side; direction
  2. character, archaic
    head
  3. character
    first; best; highest
  4. character
    prime; prior; primary
  5. character
    chief; leader
  6. character
    start; beginning
  7. character
    Classifier for songs and poems. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
  8. character, obsolete
    ^† to face (a direction)
  9. character, obsolete
    ^† to report someone to the authorities; to plead guilty
    • 自首
      自首
      zì shǒu
      to turn oneself in; to give up; to surrender
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. head
  2. first
  3. leader, chief
  4. a poem
  5. Kangxi radical 185
  6. Cangjie Input
    THBU
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. 量
    HSK3 四级词汇表 #660
  2. 名
    HSK3 六级词汇表 #752
  3. HSK3 三级汉字表 #201
  4. HSK3 高等手写字表 #339
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这首歌让我想家了。
    這首歌讓我想家了。
    zhè shǒu gē ràng wǒ xiǎng jiā le 。
    • The song reminds me of my home.
    • This song makes me homesick.
  2. Mandarin
    日本的首都是东京。
    日本的首都是東京。
    rì běn de shǒu dū shì dōng jīng 。
    • The capital of Japan is Tokyo.
  3. Mandarin
    首先，我要听听双方的意见。
    首先，我要聽聽雙方的意見。
    shǒu xiān ， wǒ yào tīng tīng shuāng fāng de yì jiàn 。
    • First, I should hear both sides.
  4. Mandarin
    英国首都伦敦在泰晤士河畔。
    英國首都倫敦在泰晤士河畔。
    yīng guó shǒu dū lún dūn zài tài wù shì hé pàn 。
    • London, the capital of England, is on the Thames.
  5. Mandarin
    首先，我要概述一下我的新网站。
    首先，我要概述一下我的新網站。
    shǒu xiān ， wǒ yào gài shù yī xià wǒ de xīn wǎng zhàn 。
    • First, I'm going to do an outline of my new website.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    可唔可以唱首披头四嘅歌俾我听呀？
    可唔可以唱首披頭四嘅歌俾我聽呀？
    ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 coeng3 sau2 pei1 tau4 sei3 ge3 go1 bei2 ngo5 ting1 aa3 ？
    • Will you sing me a Beatles' song?
  2. Cantonese
    呢首诗原本系用法文写嘅。
    呢首詩原本係用法文寫嘅。
    nei4 sau2 si1 jyun4 bun2 hai6 jung6 faat3 man4 se2 ge3 。
    • This poem was originally written in French.
  3. Cantonese
    呢首歌令我谂返起我细个𠮶阵啲嘢。
    呢首歌令我諗返起我細個嗰陣啲嘢。
    nei4 sau2 go1 ling6 ngo5 nam2 faan2 hei2 ngo5 sai3 go3 go2 zan6 di1 je5 。
    • This song reminds me of my childhood.
  4. Cantonese
    美国嘅首都系华盛顿定系纽约呀？
    美國嘅首都係華盛頓定係紐約呀？
    mei5 gwok3 ge3 sau2 dou1 hai6 waa4 sing6 deon6 ding6 hai6 nau2 joek3 aa3 ？
    • Which is the capital of the United States, Washington or New York?
  5. Cantonese
    我哋一定要喺下一堂之前背熟呢首诗。
    我哋一定要喺下一堂之前背熟呢首詩。
    ngo5 dei2 jat1 ding6 jiu3 hai2 haa6 jat1 tong4 zi1 cin4 bui3 suk6 nei4 sau2 si1 。
    • We must learn this poem by heart by the next lesson.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    首歌个 file太大喇，可唔可以转咗做 mp3 先俾我？
    首歌個 file太大喇，可唔可以轉咗做 mp3 先俾我？
    sau2 go1 go3 faai1 lou2 taai3 daai6 laa3, ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 zyun3 zo2 zou6 em1 pi1 fi1 sin1 bei2 ngo5?
    • This song's file is too big, can you convert it into mp3 first before sending it to me?
  2. Cantonese
    佢鼻敏感咗三十年，最近先至发觉原来罪魁祸首系花粉。
    佢鼻敏感咗三十年，最近先至發覺原來罪魁禍首係花粉。
    keoi5 bei6 man5 gam2 zo2 saam1 sap6 nin4, zeoi3 gan6 sin1 zi3 faat3 gok3 jyun4 loi4 zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 hai6 faa1 fan2.
    • He has nasal allergy for 30 years, but he has just recently discovered that the chief cause is pollen.
  3. Cantonese
    佢为佢只新碟创作咗几首歌。
    佢為佢隻新碟創作咗幾首歌。
    keoi5 wai6 keoi5 zek3 san1 dip2 cong3 zok3 zo2 gei2 sau2 go1.
    • He wrote a few songs for his new album.
  4. Cantonese
    佢哋系首度合作。
    佢哋係首度合作。
    keoi5 dei6 hai6 sau2 dou6 hap6 zok3.
    • They cooperate for the first time.
  5. Cantonese
    你做乜同一时间戴咁多件首饰，搞到自己成樖圣诞树咁。
    你做乜同一時間戴咁多件首飾，搞到自己成樖聖誕樹咁。
    nei5 zou6 mat1 tung4 jat1 si4 gaan3 daai3 gam3 do1 gin6 sau2 sik1, gaau2 dou3 zi6 gei2 seng4 po1 sing3 daan3 syu6 gam2.
    • Why are you wearing so much jewellery at the same time? You look like a Christmas tree.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    就职以嚟首次造访
    就職以嚟首次造訪
  2. Cantonese
    特首喺礼宾府设宴招待访港嘅国家主席。
    特首喺禮賓府設宴招待訪港嘅國家主席。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    中国的首都是北京。
    中國的首都是北京。
    zhōng guó de shǒu dū shì běi jīng ．
    • The capital of China is Beijing.
  2. Cantonese
    呢首歌一定啱你听嘅。
    呢首歌一定啱你听嘅。
    nei1 sau2 go1 jat1 ding6 ngaam1 nei5 teng1 ge3.
    • You've got to like listening to this song.
  3. Cantonese
    同几首歌
    同幾首歌
    tung4 gei2 sau2 go1
    • the same old songs
  4. Mandarin
    为什么“台北国语”会导致台湾腔变“娘”？首先是外省人的出身。
    為什麼“台北國語”會導致台灣腔變“娘”？首先是外省人的出身。
    wèi shén me “ tái běi guó yǔ ” huì dǎo zhì tái wān qiāng biàn “ niáng ” ？ shǒu xiān shì wài shěng rén de chū shēn ．
    • X
  5. Mandarin
    首推
    首推
    shǒu tuī
    • member that someone like most in an idol group