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首領 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
首領 ＝ 首 ＋ 領
ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ · shǒulǐng
noun — a chief; the head of a group

字源 FORM — what the parts do

首head (首先)shǒu
領to lead; the neck (領導)lǐng頁 head, 令 lìng gives the sound
首領，首先的首，領導的領。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一群人裡，頭（首）在前，帶著大家（領）走。
In the band, one head (首) goes first and leads (領) the rest.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
領導lǐngdǎothe same 領 — to lead首先shǒuxiānthe same 首 — first