首 shou head 首饰 shoushi(jewelry) first; foremost; supreme 首领 shouling(leader; chieftain) 首长 shouzhang(senior officer or official) 首脑 shounao(head; leader) 国家元首 guojiayuanshou(headof a state) first 首次 shouci(the first time) 首批 shoupi(the first batch) 首创 shouchuang(initiate; originate) 首先 shouxian(first of all) m. for poems and songs 一首诗 yishoushi(a poem) 三首歌 sanshouge(three songs)