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Character Decomposition
首=丷+自
Etymology
A deer's head 自 adorned with antlers 丷
Meanings
head
chief
first (occasion, thing etc)
classifier for poems, songs etc
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Words with 首 585 total
Idioms with 首 127 total
striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step · to strut昂首阔步áng shǒu kuò bù(idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens · (idiom) arrogant; haughty昂首天外áng shǒu tiān wàihead high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits · in fine mettle (of animal)昂首挺胸áng shǒu tǐng xiōng(of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)白首齐眉bái shǒu qí méi