Stroke Order: 首

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Character: 首

Jyutping: sau3

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Strokes: 9

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Related Words with "首"

jat1
loeng5
sau2

a song or two

soeng6
sau2

head seat

bat1
ham1
wui4
sau2

too embarassing or painful to look back into one's memory

fu2
sau2
sing4
san4

submit as a subject

jyun4
sau2

head of state

bei2
sau2

dagger

cau4
sau2
gau3
min6

it describes one's face is as dirty as a prisoner's due to not paying attention to hygiene and grooming

wui4
sau2

look back

gwok3
gaa1
yun4
sau2

head of state

geoi1
syu2

rank first

si1
sau2

corpse

zou2
sau2

left side

hong1
hei1
bou6
sau2

Kangxi radicals (Chinese characters)

dak1
se1
hou2
ji3
seoi1
wui4
sau2

to not push one's luck too far [colloquial]

tau4
on3
zi6
sau2

self-incrimination; to turn oneself in; to surrender oneself

sou1
sau2

to flirt; flirtatious

zing3
fu2
sau2
nou5

government head

zaam2
sau2

to behead

wui5
sau2

association head

bong2
sau2

ranking first

dak6
sau2

Chief Executive

waan4
sau2
sei2
jing4

death penalty by hanging

baak6
sau2

white-haired; old age

san4
lung4
gin3
sau2
bat1
gin3
mei5

appear and disappear in quick succession; to be secretive in one's movement and trace; to be mysterious about one's whereabouts, appearing one moment and disappearing the next

kai2
sau2

To Bow down; kowtow

zeoi6
fui1
wo6
sau2

chief culprit

zeoi6
sau2

gather together

zi6
sau2

to surrender

hei2
sau2

starting from (spoken)

san1
sau2
ji6
syu3

beheaded and parts displayed separately

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Same Pronunciation

sau1
sau6
sau6
sau2
sau6
sau6
sau3
sau6
寿
sau4
sau2
sau2
sau6
sau2
sau1
sau3

9 Strokes

ting4
loeng6
hau6
cam1
lui5
guk6
pin4
便
hai6
cuk1
ngo5
zeon2