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元首 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
元首 ＝ 元 ＋ 首
ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ · yuánshǒu
noun — head of state, the supreme leader of a country

字源 FORM — what the parts do

元first, foremost (元)yuán
首the head; the chief (首)shǒu
元首，元旦的元，首先的首。
關 · Related
首領shǒulǐnga chief, a leader — the same 首領袖lǐngxiùa leader — the everyday word for it