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昂首

áng shǒu

2-character word

What 昂首 means

1. head high
2. in high spirits
3. to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse)

The characters in 昂首

• 昂ángto lift; to raise; to raise one's head
• 首shǒuhead; chief; first (occasion, thing etc)

Words starting with 昂首

• 昂首挺胸áng shǒu tǐng xiōnghead high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits; in fine mettle (of animal)
• 昂首天外áng shǒu tiān wài(idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens; (idiom) arrogant; haughty
• 昂首阔步áng shǒu kuò bùstriding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step; to strut