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为首

Traditional: 為首

wéi shǒu

HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

wéi shǒu · wai4 sau2 (Jyutping)

  1. head
  2. be headed by

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

为

Meaning
do, handle, govern, act; be
Radical
丶
Strokes
4
Components
⿻丶⿴力丶
Cangjie
IKSI
Four-corner
3402

首

Meaning
head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
Radical
首
Strokes
9
Components
⿱丷自
Cangjie
THBU
Four-corner
8060.1

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