zì shǒu

自首 (zì shǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “to give oneself up; to surrender (to the authorities)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to give oneself up
  2. 2to surrender (to the authorities)

Characters in 自首

自zì · (bound form) self; oneself首shǒu · head

Related words

自己oneself; (attributive) one's own首head来自to come from (a place)自由freedom; liberty自(bound form) self; oneself首先first of all; in the first place自杀to kill oneself自从since (a time)自然nature自我the self; oneself; self-亲自personally独自alone

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