首都

shǒudū

nounHSK 4

capital city

Character Breakdown

shǒu

head; first

Radical: Strokes: 9
horns
ground
nose

dōu

all, both

Radical: Strokes: 10
one who
hills

Example Sentences

北京是中国的首都。

Běijīng shì Zhōngguó de shǒudū.

Beijing is the capital of China.

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