首 (shǒu) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 首 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 首
首
(measure word: songs, poems)
请你唱一首歌吧。
Qǐng nǐ chàng yì shǒu gē ba.
Please sing a song.
首都
capital city
北京是中国的首都。
Běijīng shì Zhōngguó de shǒudū.
Beijing is the capital of China.
首先
first; first of all
首先，我想感谢大家。
Shǒuxiān, wǒ xiǎng gǎnxiè dàjiā.
First of all, I want to thank everyone.
Tasks Featuring 首 / 相关任务
Words containing 首 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
About the character 首
首 (shǒu) means (measure word: songs, poems). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".