| 首 | [ shoǔ ] head, chief, first (occasion, thing etc), classifier for poems, songs etc |
| 首付 | [ shoǔ fù ] down payment |
| 首付款 | [ shoǔ fù kuǎn ] down payment |
| 首任 | [ shoǔ rèn ] first person to be appointed to a post |
| 首位 | [ shoǔ weì ] first place |
| 首例 | [ shoǔ lì ] first case, first instance |
| 首倡 | [ shoǔ chàng ] to initiate |
| 首先 | [ shoǔ xiān ] first (of all), in the first place |
| 首創 | [ shoǔ chuàng ] to create, original creation, to be the first to do sth |
| 首创 | [ shoǔ chuàng ] to create, original creation, to be the first to do sth |
| 首創者 | [ shoǔ chuàng zhě ] creator, originator, first proponent |
| 首创者 | [ shoǔ chuàng zhě ] creator, originator, first proponent |
| 首善之區 | [ shoǔ shàn zhī qū ] the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city), also written 首善之地[shou3 shan4 zhi1 di4] |
| 首善之区 | [ shoǔ shàn zhī qū ] the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city), also written 首善之地[shou3 shan4 zhi1 di4] |
| 首字母 | [ shoǔ zì mǔ ] initial letters |
| 首字母拚音詞 | [ shoǔ zì mǔ pīn yīn cí ] acronym |
| 首字母拚音词 | [ shoǔ zì mǔ pīn yīn cí ] acronym |
| 首字母縮寫 | [ shoǔ zì mǔ suō xiě ] acronym |
| 首字母缩写 | [ shoǔ zì mǔ suō xiě ] acronym |
| 首季 | [ shoǔ jì ] first season, first quarter |
| 首家 | [ shoǔ jiā ] first (hotel of its type, store of its type etc) |
| 首富 | [ shoǔ fù ] richest individual, top millionaire |
| 首尾 | [ shoǔ weǐ ] head and tail |
| 首尾相接 | [ shoǔ weǐ xiāng jiē ] to join head to tail, bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam) |
| 首尾音 | [ shoǔ weǐ yīn ] onset and rime |
| 首屆 | [ shoǔ jiè ] first session (of a conference etc) |
| 首届 | [ shoǔ jiè ] first session (of a conference etc) |
| 首屈一指 | [ shoǔ qū yī zhǐ ] to count as number one (idiom); second to none, outstanding |
| 首層 | [ shoǔ céng ] first floor, ground floor |
| 首层 | [ shoǔ céng ] first floor, ground floor |
| 首席 | [ shoǔ xí ] chief (representative, correspondent etc) |
| 首席代表 | [ shoǔ xí daì ] chief representative |
| 首席信息官 | [ shoǔ xí xìn xī guān ] chief information officer (CIO) |
| 首席執行官 | [ shoǔ xí zhí xíng guān ] chief executive officer (CEO) |
| 首席执行官 | [ shoǔ xí zhí xíng guān ] chief executive officer (CEO) |
| 首席大法官 | [ shoǔ xí dà fǎ guān ] Chief Justice (of US Supreme Court) |
| 首席技術官 | [ shoǔ xí jì shù guān ] chief technology officer (CTO) |
| 首席技术官 | [ shoǔ xí jì shù guān ] chief technology officer (CTO) |
| 首席法官 | [ shoǔ xí fǎ guān ] Chief Justice |
| 首席營銷官 | [ shoǔ xí yíng guān ] chief marketing officer (CMO) |
| 首席营销官 | [ shoǔ xí yíng guān ] chief marketing officer (CMO) |
| 首席財務官 | [ shoǔ xí caí wù guān ] chief financial officer (CFO) |
| 首席财务官 | [ shoǔ xí caí wù guān ] chief financial officer (CFO) |
| 首席運營官 | [ shoǔ xí yùn yíng guān ] chief operating officer (COO) |
| 首席运营官 | [ shoǔ xí yùn yíng guān ] chief operating officer (COO) |
| 首府 | [ shoǔ fǔ ] capital city of an autonomous region |
| 首度 | [ shoǔ dù ] first time |
| 首戰告捷 | [ shoǔ zhàn gaò jié ] to win the first battle |
| 首战告捷 | [ shoǔ zhàn gaò jié ] to win the first battle |
| 首批 | [ shoǔ pī ] first batch |
| 首推 | [ shoǔ tuī ] to regard as the foremost, to name as a prime example, to implement for the first time |
| 首日封 | [ shoǔ rì fēng ] first day cover (philately) |
| 首映 | [ shoǔ yìng ] to premiere (a movie or TV show), premiere (of a movie), first-run (movie), to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room) |
| 首映式 | [ shoǔ yìng shì ] premiere of a movie |
| 首次 | [ shoǔ cì ] first, first time, for the first time |
| 首次公開招股 | [ shoǔ cì gōng kaī zhaō gǔ ] initial public offering (IPO) |
| 首次公开招股 | [ shoǔ cì gōng kaī zhaō gǔ ] initial public offering (IPO) |
| 首次注視時間 | [ shoǔ cì zhù shì shí jiān ] first fixation duration |
| 首次注视时间 | [ shoǔ cì zhù shì shí jiān ] first fixation duration |
| 首款 | [ shoǔ kuǎn ] to confess one's crime, first model, version, kind etc (of gadgets, software, cars etc) |
| 首演 | [ shoǔ yǎn ] maiden stage role, first performance, first public showing |
| 首爾 | [ shoǔ ěr ] Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城[Han4 cheng2]) |
| 首尔 | [ shoǔ ěr ] Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城[Han4 cheng2]) |
| 首爾國立大學 | [ shoǔ ěr guó lì dà xué ] Seoul National University (SNU or Seoul National), Korea |
| 首尔国立大学 | [ shoǔ ěr guó lì dà xué ] Seoul National University (SNU or Seoul National), Korea |
| 首爾特別市 | [ shoǔ ěr tè bié shì ] Seoul Special Metropolitan City, official name of the capital of South Korea |
| 首尔特别市 | [ shoǔ ěr tè bié shì ] Seoul Special Metropolitan City, official name of the capital of South Korea |
| 首當其衝 | [ shoǔ dāng qí chōng ] to bear the brunt |
| 首当其冲 | [ shoǔ dāng qí chōng ] to bear the brunt |
| 首發 | [ shoǔ fā ] first issue, first public showing |
| 首发 | [ shoǔ fā ] first issue, first public showing |
| 首相 | [ shoǔ xiàng ] prime minister (of Japan or UK etc) |
| 首秀 | [ shoǔ xiù ] debut |
| 首級 | [ shoǔ jí ] severed head |
| 首级 | [ shoǔ jí ] severed head |
| 首縣 | [ shoǔ xiàn ] principal county magistrate in imperial China |
| 首县 | [ shoǔ xiàn ] principal county magistrate in imperial China |
| 首肯 | [ shoǔ kěn ] to give a nod of approval |
| 首腦 | [ shoǔ naǒ ] head (of state), summit (meeting), leader |
| 首脑 | [ shoǔ naǒ ] head (of state), summit (meeting), leader |
| 首腦會晤 | [ shoǔ naǒ huì wù ] leadership meeting |
| 首脑会晤 | [ shoǔ naǒ huì wù ] leadership meeting |
| 首腦會談 | [ shoǔ naǒ huì tán ] summit talks, discussion between heads of state |
| 首脑会谈 | [ shoǔ naǒ huì tán ] summit talks, discussion between heads of state |
| 首腦會議 | [ shoǔ naǒ huì yì ] leadership conference, summit meeting |
| 首脑会议 | [ shoǔ naǒ huì yì ] leadership conference, summit meeting |
| 首要 | [ shoǔ yaò ] the most important, of chief importance |
| 首輪 | [ shoǔ lún ] first round (of a competition etc) |
| 首轮 | [ shoǔ lún ] first round (of a competition etc) |
| 首辦 | [ shoǔ bàn ] first organized, to run sth for the first time |
| 首办 | [ shoǔ bàn ] first organized, to run sth for the first time |
| 首選 | [ shoǔ xuǎn ] first choice, premium, to come first in the imperial examinations |
| 首选 | [ shoǔ xuǎn ] first choice, premium, to come first in the imperial examinations |
| 首邑 | [ shoǔ yì ] local capital, regional capital |
| 首都 | [ shoǔ dū ] capital (city), CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 首都劇場 | [ shoǔ dū jù chǎng ] the Capital Theater (in Beijing) |
| 首都剧场 | [ shoǔ dū jù chǎng ] the Capital Theater (in Beijing) |
| 首都國際機場 | [ shoǔ dū guó jì jī chǎng ] Beijing Capital International Airport |
| 首都国际机场 | [ shoǔ dū guó jì jī chǎng ] Beijing Capital International Airport |
| 首都機場 | [ shoǔ dū jī chǎng ] Beijing Airport (PEK), also translated as Capital Airport |
| 首都机场 | [ shoǔ dū jī chǎng ] Beijing Airport (PEK), also translated as Capital Airport |
| 首都經濟貿易大學 | [ shoǔ dū jīng jì maò yì dà xué ] Capital University of Economics and Business (Beijing) |
| 首都经济贸易大学 | [ shoǔ dū jīng jì maò yì dà xué ] Capital University of Economics and Business (Beijing) |
| 首都經貿大學 | [ shoǔ dū jīng maò dà xué ] Capital University of Business and Economics, Beijing |
| 首都经贸大学 | [ shoǔ dū jīng maò dà xué ] Capital University of Business and Economics, Beijing |
| 首都領地 | [ shoǔ dū lǐng dì ] capital territory, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) around Canberra 堪培拉 |
| 首都领地 | [ shoǔ dū lǐng dì ] capital territory, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) around Canberra 堪培拉 |
| 首重 | [ shoǔ zhòng ] to emphasize, to give the most weight to, to rank first |
| 首長 | [ shoǔ zhǎng ] senior official |
| 首长 | [ shoǔ zhǎng ] senior official |
| 首音 | [ shoǔ yīn ] onset (linguistics) |
| 首頁 | [ shoǔ yè ] home page (of a website), title page, front page, first page, fig. beginning, cover letter |
| 首页 | [ shoǔ yè ] home page (of a website), title page, front page, first page, fig. beginning, cover letter |
| 首領 | [ shoǔ lǐng ] head, boss, chief |
| 首领 | [ shoǔ lǐng ] head, boss, chief |
| 首飾 | [ shoǔ shì ] jewelry, head ornament |
| 首饰 | [ shoǔ shì ] jewelry, head ornament |
| 首鼠兩端 | [ shoǔ shǔ liǎng duān ] (idiom) to hesitate, to remain undecided |
| 首鼠两端 | [ shoǔ shǔ liǎng duān ] (idiom) to hesitate, to remain undecided |
| ⇒ 上首 | [ shàng shoǔ ] seat of honor, first place |
| ⇒ 不首先使用 | [ bù shoǔ xiān shǐ yòng ] no first use (policy for nuclear weapons), NFU |
| ⇒ 低首下心 | [ dī shoǔ xià xīn ] to be fawningly submissive (idiom) |
| ⇒ 何首烏 | [ hé shoǔ wū ] Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum), fleeceflower root |
| ⇒ 何首乌 | [ hé shoǔ wū ] Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum), fleeceflower root |
| ⇒ 俯首 | [ fǔ shoǔ ] to bend one's head |
| ⇒ 俯首帖耳 | [ fǔ shoǔ tiē ěr ] bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient, at sb's beck and call |
| ⇒ 俯首稱臣 | [ fǔ shoǔ chēng chén ] to bow before (idiom), to capitulate |
| ⇒ 俯首称臣 | [ fǔ shoǔ chēng chén ] to bow before (idiom), to capitulate |
| ⇒ 元首 | [ yuán shoǔ ] head of state |
| ⇒ 刊首語 | [ kān shoǔ yǔ ] foreword, preface |
| ⇒ 刊首语 | [ kān shoǔ yǔ ] foreword, preface |
| ⇒ 前首相 | [ qián shoǔ xiàng ] former prime minister |
| ⇒ 匕首 | [ bǐ shoǔ ] dagger |
| ⇒ 匪首 | [ feǐ shoǔ ] bandit |
| ⇒ 句首 | [ jù shoǔ ] start of phrase or sentence |
| ⇒ 叩首 | [ koù shoǔ ] to kowtow, also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2] |
| ⇒ 右首 | [ yoù shoǔ ] right-hand side |
| ⇒ 吉首 | [ jí shoǔ ] Jishou county level city and capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Henan |
| ⇒ 吉首市 | [ jí shoǔ shì ] Jishou county level city and capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Henan |
| ⇒ 唐詩三百首 | [ táng shī sān baǐ shoǔ ] Three Hundred Tang Poems, an anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅|孙诛[Sun1 Zhu1] |
| ⇒ 唐诗三百首 | [ táng shī sān baǐ shoǔ ] Three Hundred Tang Poems, an anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅|孙诛[Sun1 Zhu1] |
| ⇒ 回首 | [ huí shoǔ ] to turn around, to look back, to recollect |
| ⇒ 國家元首 | [ guó jiā yuán shoǔ ] head of state |
| ⇒ 国家元首 | [ guó jiā yuán shoǔ ] head of state |
| ⇒ 國立首爾大學 | [ guó lì shoǔ ěr dà xué ] Seoul National University SNU |
| ⇒ 国立首尔大学 | [ guó lì shoǔ ěr dà xué ] Seoul National University SNU |
| ⇒ 埋首 | [ maí shoǔ ] to immerse oneself in (one's work, studies etc) |
| ⇒ 字首 | [ zì shoǔ ] prefix |
| ⇒ 居首 | [ jū shoǔ ] leading, in first place, top of the list |
| ⇒ 屍首 | [ shī shou ] corpse, carcass, dead body |
| ⇒ 尸首 | [ shī shou ] corpse, carcass, dead body |
| ⇒ 峴首山 | [ xiàn shoǔ shān ] Mt Xianshou in Hubei |
| ⇒ 岘首山 | [ xiàn shoǔ shān ] Mt Xianshou in Hubei |
| ⇒ 左首 | [ zuǒ shoǔ ] left-hand side |
| ⇒ 幀首定界符 | [ zhēn shoǔ dìng jiè fú ] start frame delimiter (SFD) |
| ⇒ 帧首定界符 | [ zhēn shoǔ dìng jiè fú ] start frame delimiter (SFD) |
| ⇒ 搔首弄姿 | [ saō shoǔ nòng zī ] to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom) |
| ⇒ 政府首腦 | [ zhèng fǔ shoǔ naǒ ] head of state, government leader |
| ⇒ 政府首脑 | [ zhèng fǔ shoǔ naǒ ] head of state, government leader |
| ⇒ 斬首 | [ zhǎn shoǔ ] to behead |
| ⇒ 斩首 | [ zhǎn shoǔ ] to behead |
| ⇒ 旬首 | [ xún shoǔ ] start of a ten day period |
| ⇒ 昂首 | [ áng shoǔ ] head high, in high spirits, to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse) |
| ⇒ 昂首挺胸 | [ áng shoǔ tǐng xiōng ] head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits, in fine mettle (of animal) |
| ⇒ 昂首闊步 | [ áng shoǔ kuò bù ] striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step, to strut |
| ⇒ 昂首阔步 | [ áng shoǔ kuò bù ] striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step, to strut |
| ⇒ 會首 | [ huì shoǔ ] head of a society, sponsor of an organization |
| ⇒ 会首 | [ huì shoǔ ] head of a society, sponsor of an organization |
| ⇒ 案首 | [ àn shoǔ ] candidate who ranked 1st in imperial examination on prefecture or county level (in Ming and Qing dynasties) |
| ⇒ 梟首 | [ shoǔ ] to behead |
| ⇒ 枭首 | [ shoǔ ] to behead |
| ⇒ 梟首示眾 | [ shoǔ shì zhòng ] to behead sb and display the head in public |
| ⇒ 枭首示众 | [ shoǔ shì zhòng ] to behead sb and display the head in public |
| ⇒ 榜首 | [ bǎng shoǔ ] top of the list |
| ⇒ 歲首 | [ suì shoǔ ] start of the year |
| ⇒ 岁首 | [ suì shoǔ ] start of the year |
| ⇒ 澳大利亞首都特區 | [ aò dà lì yà shoǔ dū tè qū ] Australian Capital Territory |
| ⇒ 澳大利亚首都特区 | [ aò dà lì yà shoǔ dū tè qū ] Australian Capital Territory |
| ⇒ 為首 | [ weí shoǔ ] head, be headed by |
| ⇒ 为首 | [ weí shoǔ ] head, be headed by |
| ⇒ 特首 | [ tè shoǔ ] chief executive of Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong or Macao), abbr. for 特別行政區首席執行官|特别行政区首席执行官 |
| ⇒ 界首 | [ jiè shoǔ ] Jieshou county level city in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[Fu4 yang2], Anhui |
| ⇒ 界首市 | [ jiè shoǔ shì ] Jieshou county level city in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[Fu4 yang2], Anhui |
| ⇒ 畏首畏尾 | [ weì shoǔ weì weǐ ] afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous, afraid of the slightest thing |
| ⇒ 疾首 | [ jí shoǔ ] extremely angry, infuriated, enraged, headache caused by anger |
| ⇒ 痛心疾首 | [ tòng xīn jí shoǔ ] bitter and hateful (idiom), to grieve and lament (over sth) |
| ⇒ 白首齊眉 | [ baí shoǔ qí meí ] (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom) |
| ⇒ 白首齐眉 | [ baí shoǔ qí meí ] (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom) |
| ⇒ 皓首 | [ haò shoǔ ] white head of hair, fig. old person |
| ⇒ 皓首蒼顏 | [ haò shoǔ cāng yán ] white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age |
| ⇒ 皓首苍颜 | [ haò shoǔ cāng yán ] white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age |
| ⇒ 石首 | [ shí shoǔ ] Shishou county level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jing1 zhou1], Hubei |
| ⇒ 石首市 | [ shí shoǔ shì ] Shishou county level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jing1 zhou1], Hubei |
| ⇒ 禍首 | [ huò shoǔ ] chief offender, main culprit |
| ⇒ 祸首 | [ huò shoǔ ] chief offender, main culprit |
| ⇒ 禍首罪魁 | [ huò shoǔ zuì kuí ] main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit, fig. main cause of a disaster |
| ⇒ 祸首罪魁 | [ huò shoǔ zuì kuí ] main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit, fig. main cause of a disaster |
| ⇒ 繯首 | [ huán shoǔ ] death by hanging |
| ⇒ 缳首 | [ huán shoǔ ] death by hanging |
| ⇒ 罪魁禍首 | [ zuì kuí huò shoǔ ] criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit, fig. main cause of a disaster |
| ⇒ 罪魁祸首 | [ zuì kuí huò shoǔ ] criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit, fig. main cause of a disaster |
| ⇒ 群龍無首 | [ qún lóng wú shoǔ ] lit. a thunder of dragons without a head, fig. a group lacking a leader |
| ⇒ 群龙无首 | [ qún lóng wú shoǔ ] lit. a thunder of dragons without a head, fig. a group lacking a leader |
| ⇒ 翹居群首 | [ jū qún shoǔ ] head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent, outstanding |
| ⇒ 翘居群首 | [ jū qún shoǔ ] head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent, outstanding |
| ⇒ 翹首 | [ shoǔ ] to raise one's head and look |
| ⇒ 翘首 | [ shoǔ ] to raise one's head and look |
| ⇒ 翹首以待 | [ shoǔ yǐ daì ] to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom), to anxiously await |
| ⇒ 翘首以待 | [ shoǔ yǐ daì ] to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom), to anxiously await |
| ⇒ 聚首 | [ jù shoǔ ] to gather, to meet |
| ⇒ 自首 | [ zì shoǔ ] to give oneself up, to surrender (to the authorities) |
| ⇒ 船首 | [ chuán shoǔ ] ship's bow |
| ⇒ 艦首 | [ jiàn shoǔ ] bow of a warship |
| ⇒ 舰首 | [ jiàn shoǔ ] bow of a warship |
| ⇒ 蓬首垢面 | [ péng shoǔ goù miàn ] lit. with disheveled hair and a dirty face, of unkempt appearance (idiom) |
| ⇒ 螭首 | [ chī shoǔ ] hornless dragon head (used as ornamentation, esp. gargoyles) |
| ⇒ 身首異處 | [ shēn shoǔ yì chù ] to be decapitated (idiom) |
| ⇒ 身首异处 | [ shēn shoǔ yì chù ] to be decapitated (idiom) |
| ⇒ 部首 | [ bù shoǔ ] radical of a Chinese character |
| ⇒ 部首編排法 | [ bù shoǔ biān paí fǎ ] dictionary arrangement of Chinese characters under radicals |
| ⇒ 部首编排法 | [ bù shoǔ biān paí fǎ ] dictionary arrangement of Chinese characters under radicals |
| ⇒ 鋪首 | [ pū shoǔ ] holder for door knocker |
| ⇒ 铺首 | [ pū shoǔ ] holder for door knocker |
| ⇒ 門首 | [ mén shoǔ ] doorway, gate, entrance |
| ⇒ 门首 | [ mén shoǔ ] doorway, gate, entrance |
| ⇒ 開首 | [ kaī shoǔ ] beginning, start, opening, in the beginning, to start, to open |
| ⇒ 开首 | [ kaī shoǔ ] beginning, start, opening, in the beginning, to start, to open |
| ⇒ 隕首 | [ yǔn shoǔ ] to offer one's life in sacrifice |
| ⇒ 陨首 | [ yǔn shoǔ ] to offer one's life in sacrifice |
| ⇒ 面首 | [ miàn shoǔ ] handsome male companion, gigolo |
| ⇒ 頁首 | [ yè shoǔ ] the top of the page, (word processing) page header |
| ⇒ 页首 | [ yè shoǔ ] the top of the page, (word processing) page header |
| ⇒ 頓首 | [ dùn shoǔ ] kowtow |
| ⇒ 顿首 | [ dùn shoǔ ] kowtow |
| ⇒ 頷首 | [ hàn shoǔ ] to nod one's head |
| ⇒ 颔首 | [ hàn shoǔ ] to nod one's head |
| ⇒ 頷首之交 | [ hàn shoǔ zhī ] nodding acquaintance |
| ⇒ 颔首之交 | [ hàn shoǔ zhī ] nodding acquaintance |
| ⇒ 頷首微笑 | [ hàn shoǔ weī ] to nod and smile |
| ⇒ 颔首微笑 | [ hàn shoǔ weī ] to nod and smile |
| ⇒ 馘首 | [ guó shoǔ ] (of a headhunter) to sever a head |
| ⇒ 馬首是瞻 | [ mǎ shoǔ shì zhān ] to follow blindly (idiom), to take as one's only guide |
| ⇒ 马首是瞻 | [ mǎ shoǔ shì zhān ] to follow blindly (idiom), to take as one's only guide |
| ⇒ 魁首 | [ kuí shoǔ ] chief, first, brightest and best |