Read Edit View history 首 shǒu HSK3 head Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a head (hair above a face with an eye). Pinyin Separate values with commas shǒu × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 首 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 364, 790 ], [ 437, 725 ], [ 448, 702 ] ], [ [ 633, 842 ], [ 656, 820 ], [ 662, 802 ], [ 590, 702 ], [ 517, 622 ] ], [ [ 136, 565 ], [ 188, 556 ], [ 431, 592 ], [ 822, 631 ], [ 863, 629 ], [ 923, 612 ] ], [ [ 457, 572 ], [ 479, 544 ], [ 426, 453 ], [ 404, 436 ] ], [ [ 333, 438 ], [ 358, 416 ], [ 369, 396 ], [ 373, 361 ], [ 371, 211 ], [ 354, 76 ], [ 355, 20 ] ], [ [ 382, 427 ], [ 408, 417 ], [ 424, 419 ], [ 638, 460 ], [ 664, 445 ], [ 683, 423 ], [ 683, 91 ], [ 670, 54 ], [ 607, 68 ] ], [ [ 400, 297 ], [ 435, 310 ], [ 510, 322 ], [ 548, 325 ], [ 574, 319 ] ], [ [ 397, 183 ], [ 409, 193 ], [ 505, 207 ], [ 560, 210 ], [ 582, 203 ] ], [ [ 386, 61 ], [ 401, 70 ], [ 471, 81 ], [ 619, 92 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 367 758 Q 410 698 441 681 Q 456 677 467 689 Q 474 702 474 719 Q 467 761 384 796 Q 368 803 358 800 Q 351 799 353 787 Q 353 774 367 758 Z", "M 532 620 Q 559 644 670 755 Q 688 774 711 789 Q 732 802 718 819 Q 702 835 672 846 Q 645 856 632 852 Q 619 849 625 835 Q 634 808 577 718 Q 516 628 510 616 C 495 590 510 600 532 620 Z", "M 491 581 Q 606 596 908 596 Q 930 596 935 605 Q 941 618 923 633 Q 860 681 796 661 Q 693 643 532 620 L 510 616 Q 338 597 138 576 Q 116 573 132 555 Q 147 540 166 534 Q 188 528 206 533 Q 321 563 450 576 L 491 581 Z", "M 434 437 Q 470 483 508 530 Q 523 540 516 550 Q 510 565 491 581 C 468 601 449 606 450 576 Q 453 543 408 452 Q 402 442 399 432 C 389 404 416 413 434 437 Z", "M 376 431 Q 360 443 340 448 Q 331 449 325 442 Q 322 436 329 426 Q 371 335 337 138 Q 319 83 325 61 Q 334 28 345 16 Q 355 3 365 16 Q 375 29 382 54 L 387 84 Q 391 115 392 177 L 393 203 Q 393 248 394 292 L 395 314 Q 395 377 401 400 C 403 413 401 415 376 431 Z", "M 598 71 Q 629 31 651 -6 Q 661 -25 672 -25 Q 690 -24 706 11 Q 725 51 722 100 Q 715 191 708 361 Q 708 392 725 415 Q 735 428 726 439 Q 707 458 654 484 Q 635 494 620 485 Q 566 463 434 437 L 399 432 Q 386 432 376 431 C 346 430 371 396 401 400 Q 429 403 595 434 Q 623 440 637 429 Q 655 414 653 195 Q 652 192 646 104 Q 642 86 626 91 C 600 77 595 75 598 71 Z", "M 394 292 Q 401 288 418 290 Q 505 302 570 308 Q 592 311 585 324 Q 575 339 549 345 Q 527 348 395 314 C 366 307 366 302 394 292 Z", "M 392 177 Q 399 176 412 176 Q 506 186 577 192 Q 601 195 593 208 Q 583 224 558 230 Q 528 236 393 203 C 364 196 362 180 392 177 Z", "M 382 54 Q 388 53 400 54 Q 512 66 598 71 C 628 73 642 74 626 91 Q 616 104 592 111 Q 568 117 523 109 Q 450 96 387 84 C 358 78 352 56 382 54 Z" ] } 9 strokes 首 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 359, 793 ], [ 461, 687 ] ], [ [ 630, 848 ], [ 670, 799 ], [ 519, 619 ] ], [ [ 131, 568 ], [ 195, 557 ], [ 829, 631 ], [ 930, 611 ] ], [ [ 457, 577 ], [ 480, 541 ], [ 404, 434 ] ], [ [ 332, 439 ], [ 372, 395 ], [ 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450,576C447,525 429,497 399,432C395,421 427,428 434,437Z", "M376,431C365,439 353,446 340,448C334,450 328,448 325,442C322,439 325,434 329,426C358,366 363,269 337,138C329,101 321,76 325,61C331,39 337,24 345,16C365,-3 378,26 382,54C383,65 386,74 387,84C388,116 390,136 392,177C393,194 393,194 393,203C394,233 392,263 394,292C395,307 395,307 395,314C396,356 397,385 401,400C404,413 387,423 376,431Z", "M618,71C627,45 640,19 655,-6C662,-18 668,-25 676,-25C688,-24 699,-12 710,11C722,38 724,68 722,100C717,161 711,248 708,361C707,382 713,400 725,415C731,424 732,433 726,439C713,453 689,467 654,484C641,491 630,490 620,485C584,470 501,447 434,437C411,434 411,434 399,432C390,431 382,432 376,431C363,431 388,398 401,400C419,402 484,413 595,434C613,438 627,437 637,429C649,420 655,341 653,195C652,154 650,102 636,91C630,85 615,79 618,71Z", "M394,292C398,290 406,289 418,290C476,298 526,304 570,308C584,310 590,316 585,324C578,335 566,342 549,345C534,348 483,337 395,314C388,313 387,295 394,292Z", "M392,177C396,177 403,176 412,176C474,182 529,188 577,192C593,194 598,200 593,208C586,219 574,227 558,230C538,235 483,225 393,203C384,201 383,177 392,177Z", "M382,54C386,54 392,54 400,54C474,62 560,68 618,71C627,71 642,85 636,91C629,100 618,107 602,111C586,115 563,115 533,109C484,101 429,92 387,84C377,82 372,54 382,54Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.