首要 shǒuyào chief; principal

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Stroke order

首要 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

首要 — the Chinese character for chief; principal (shǒuyào), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 首要 — chief; principal

首 — 9 strokes
要 — 9 strokes

Senses

the most important
of chief importance

Characters in 首要

首 shǒu — head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc)
要 yào — to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

首要 is pronounced shǒuyào and means “chief; principal”.

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