上首

shàngshǒu
  1. seat of honor
  2. first place

CEDICT

  1. (Shanghainese, dated) above
  2. above
  3. honored one; seat of honor

Wiktionary

  1. 佛說法時，於聽眾中推居首位者，稱為「上首」。後泛指寺院首座。
  2. 上座，位次較尊的一邊。

重編國語辭典

  1. 上座
  2. 在…之上；上面
  3. 尊貴者

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
2 首 shǒu
  1. head
  2. chief
  3. first (occasion, thing etc)
  4. classifier for poems, songs etc

Related entries

上位 shàngwèi
  1. seat of honor
  2. person in a high-ranking position
  3. to be promoted to a more senior role
  4. (genetics) epistatic
上座 shàngzuò
  1. seat of honor (at a banquet, meeting etc)
  2. (Buddhism) senior monk's seat or title
上手 shàngshǒu
  1. to obtain
  2. to master
  3. overhand (serve etc)
  4. seat of honor
頭名 tóumíng
  1. first place
  2. leader (of a race)
首位 shǒuwèi first place