| shǒu | head/chief/first (occasion, thing etc)/classifier for poems, songs etc |
| 首 | head chief first (occasion, thing etc) |
| 首义 | be the first to rise in revolt |
| 首乌 | tuber of multiflower knotweed |
| 首乌藤 | vine of multiflower knotweed |
| 首付款 | down payment |
| 首任 | first person to be appointed to a post |
| 首位 | first place |
| 首位的 | premier |
| 首例 | first case first instance |
| 首倡 | to initiate |
| 首先 | first (of all) in the first place |
| 首创 | to create original creation to be the first to do sth |
| 首创精神 | initiative; pioneering spirit; creative initiative |
| 首创者 | creator originator first proponent |
| 首办 | first organized to run sth for the first time |
| 首功 | first-class merit |
| 首县 | principal county magistrate in Imperial China |
| 首发 | first issue first public showing |
| 首发式 | ceremony celebrating the first publication |
| 首告 | report |