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Chinese symbol for “debut”

首秀
shǒu xiù
debut

The closest CC-CEDICT match for debut is 首秀 (shǒu xiù), defined as: debut.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

首 shǒu
chief, head, leader
radical 185 ⾸ · 9 strokes
秀 xiù
elegant, graceful, refined; flowing, luxuriant
radical 115 ⽲ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “debut”

WordPinyinMeaning
处子秀 (處子秀)chǔ zǐ xiùdebut (by a male performer or sports player)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 首秀.

WordPinyinMeaning
首先shǒu xiānfirst of all; in the first place
首次shǒu cìfirst; first time
首都shǒu dūcapital (city); 个 (gè)
首页 (首頁)shǒu yèhome page (of a website); title page
首相shǒu xiàngprime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
首席shǒu xíseat of honor; chief (representative, correspondent etc)
优秀 (優秀)yōu xiùoutstanding; excellent
真人秀zhēn rén xiù(TV) reality show

See also: Japanese symbol for “debut”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.