BloomkoHSK 3 · Society & World
首都
shǒu dū
capital city
Stroke order of 首都
2 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
首 · 9 strokes都 · 10 strokes
Memory trick
首 is a head, and 都 is a city 阝 for all: the head city.
Parts: 首: head; 都: 者 + 阝, city
The characters in 首都
- 都 dōu — all; both (10 strokes)
Example sentence
北京是中国的首都。
Beijing is the capital of China.