首 shǒu

1. shǒu noun head
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 头 (CC-CEDICT '首'; Guoyu '首' n 1; Kroll 2015 '首' 1, p. 419; Shuo Wen Jie Zi, Scroll 10; Unihan '首'; XHZD '首' 1, p. 688)
2. shǒu measure word measure word for poems
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '首'; Guoyu '首' n 5; Kroll 2015 '首' 5, p. 419; Unihan '首'; XHZD '首' 6, p. 688)
3. shǒu noun Kangxi radical 185
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: First (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '首' n 7)
4. shǒu noun leader; chief
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 元首 'head of state' (CC-CEDICT '首'; Guoyu '首' n 2; Unihan '首'; XHZD '首' 2, p. 688)
5. shǒu adjective foremost; first
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '首'; Guoyu '首' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '首' 2, p. 419; Unihan '首'; XHZD '首' 3, p. 688)
6. shǒu verb to obey; to bow one's head
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 俯首; for example in 千字文 ”Thousand Character Classic”, 黎首 'obeyed by the common people' (Kroll 2015 '首' 4, p. 419; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 421)
7. shǒu noun beginning; start
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 岁首 start of the year (CC-CEDICT '首'; Guoyu '首' n 3; Kroll 2015 '首' 3, p. 419; Unihan '首'; XHZD '首' 4, p. 688)
8. shǒu verb to denounce
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 告发 (Guoyu '首' v 2; XHZD '首' 5, p. 688)
9. shǒu noun top; apex
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '首' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '首' 1a, p. 419)
10. shǒu verb to acknowledge guilt
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '首' 4a, p. 419)
11. shǒu noun the main offender
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '首' 4b, p. 419)
12. shǒu noun essence; gist
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 要领 (Guoyu '首' n 4)
13. shǒu noun a side; a direction
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 方 (Guoyu '首' n 5)
14. shǒu verb to face towards
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 朝向 (Guoyu '首' v 1)

Contained in

• 速疾立验魔醯首罗天说阿尾奢法(速疾立驗魔醯首羅天說阿尾奢法) The Āveśa Rite Explained by the God Maheśvara Which Swiftly Establishes Its Efficacy; Su Ji Li Yan Moxishouluo Tian Shuo Aweishe Fa
• 为我稽首礼世尊足(為我稽首禮世尊足) go to the Blessed One and, on arrival, pay homage to his feet with your head in my name
• 首座 chief ; Shouzuo; Rector; Chief Seat
• 主首 abbot
• 火首 Sikhin Buddha; Śikhin Buddha
• 咒五首 Five Mantras
• 佛说贤首经(佛說賢首經) Fo Shuo Xian Shou Jing
• 摩醯首罗(摩醯首羅) Maheshvara
• 贤首疏(賢首疏) Notes on the Meaning of Treatise on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahāyāna
• 月婆首那 Upaśūnya
• 首楞严三昧经(首楞嚴三昧經) Śuraṅgamasamādhisūtra; Shou Leng Yan Sanmei Jing ; Śūraṅgama Sūtra; Shurangama Sutra
• 佛说梵志女首意经(佛說梵志女首意經) Śrīmatībrāmaṇīparipṛcchā; Fo Shuo Fanzhi Nu Shou Yi Jing

Also contained in

首长 、 首善 、 首席大法官 、 搔首弄姿 、 吊首 、 元首 、 首次 、 首饰 、 首音 、 畏首畏尾 、 帧首定界符 、 会首 、 刊首语 、 马首是瞻 、 疢如疾首 、 首推 、 首都师范大学 、 首都国际机场 、 痛心疾首 、 首席代表 、 首领官 、 首秀 、 翘首以待 、 石首 、 首席营销官 、 首例 、 颔首微笑 、 首县 、 首季 、 船首 、 首席运营官 、 陨首 、 茭首 、 界首市 、 疾首痛心 、 首恶 、 首相 、 昂首阔步 、 螭首

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• Chan Masters and Chan Poetry 禪師與禪詩 Humanistic Buddhism Series 9 - Study of the Chan and Pure Land Schools 《人間佛教系列9－禪學與淨土》 — count: 54
• My Promotion of the Sound of the Dharma Spreads 我推動法音宣流 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 6 - Culture and Education 2 《百年佛緣6－文教篇2》 — count: 19
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 18
• Translation of Canonical Text 譯文 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 15
• A World of Elevated Life 生命昇華的世界 Humanistic Buddhism Series 9 - Study of the Chan and Pure Land Schools 《人間佛教系列9－禪學與淨土》 — count: 14
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 13
• Section 2 China - Chapter 11: Graceful Tang and Song Buddhist Men of Letters 第二篇　中國篇 第十一章　唐宋佛教文人的風采 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 12
• Standards for Language in Buddhist Monasteries 佛教叢林語言規範 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 12
• Section 2 China - Chapter 9: Chan School of Buddhism Gathers Large Numbers of Followers 第二篇　中國篇 第九章　禪宗的風起雲湧 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 12
• Chapter 27: Jetavana Monastery 第廿七章　祇園精舍的建立 The Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha 《釋迦牟尼佛傳》 — count: 11

Collocations

• 一首 (一首) 有一首不知足的歌 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 4: Contentment is the Source of Happiness 第四講　知足為守道的根本 — count: 166
• 首偈语 (首偈語) 禪門中有一首偈語 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Speaking the unspeakable - Part 21 [Lecture] 解脫真性無法可說分第二十一 【講話】 — count: 72
• 首诗 (首詩) 文偃禪師有首詩 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Non-attachment and no speaking overcome obstructions to logical reasoning - Part 7 [Lecture] 無得無說破事理障分第七 【講話】 — count: 32
• 首偈 (首偈) 這裏兩首偈 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, 2. Contemplating the strength of Avalokiteśvara 二．念彼觀音力 — count: 19
• 首偈子 (首偈子) 但是已開口要買這首偈子 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Prajna is the mother of the Buddhas of all ages - Part 8 [Lecture] 般若為三世諸佛母分第八 【講話】 — count: 12
• 首歌 (首歌) 是借用過去台灣知名歌星鄧麗君小姐的一首歌名 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》, Lecture 17: Monastery Couplets 第十七講．寺院聯語 — count: 9
• 首诗偈 (首詩偈) 有一首詩偈說 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, All appearances are false; the true appearance of the Tathagata - Part 5 [Lecture] 諸相非如來實相第五 【講話】 — count: 9
• 首偈颂 (首偈頌) 傅大士有首偈頌 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True faith is rare in the world - Part 6 [Lecture] 真實信心世間稀有分第六 【講話】 — count: 9
• 班首 (班首) 戒場的班首或熟悉規矩的人 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 11: Visit Rounds to Notify the Multitude 第十一講‧巡寮告眾 — count: 7
• 首无相 (首無相) 神秀上座在南邊走廊的牆壁上寫了這首無相偈 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Translation of Canonical Text 譯文 — count: 7