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元首 yuánshǒu

元首 yuánshǒu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 元首 yuánshǒu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yuánshǒu | yuan2 shou3
English translation
head of state

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Traditional form

元首 yuánshǒu

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí
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Etymology of 元首 yuánshǒu

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Yuán

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person with two lines added at the head area, representing the meaning the meaning "head" or "first".

Positional decomposition

二儿

Number of Strokes

4
shǒu

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a head (hair above an eye).

Positional decomposition

丷自

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 元首 yuánshǒu

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现任 xiàn rèn 元首 yuánshǒu 兰尼埃三世 sān shì 亲王 qīn wáng 1949 Nián 5 yuè 9继位 jì wèi

The present ruler, Prince Rainier III, succeeded to the throne on 9 May

元首 yuánshǒu Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 元首 yuánshǒu and their own compounds.

元首 yuánshǒu Compounds

See all 61 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 元首 yuánshǒu in their composition.

  • Yuán
    • wán
      • yuàn , wán , huàn , guǎn , Wǎn , kuǎn , wǎn , huǎn , guǎn , wǎn , huàn , , , yuàn , , , , , , , huàn ,
    • kòu
    • wán , yuǎn , Yuán , wán , yuán , ruǎn , yán , ruǎn , shǐ , wán , wán , yuán , yuán , yuán , kūn , yuán , yuán , , , , , , , , , , , , , , wán , 黿 yuán
  • shǒu
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