首府
shoǔ fǔ · HSK 7
capital city of an autonomous region
🏛️🏙️ 首 head/chief + 府 government seat = the chief government city of a region
首 means head or first; 府 is a government office or seat of authority. Together they name the head seat of regional government — the capital of an autonomous region. Compare 首都 shǒudū, the national capital.
首 — hair 丷 over face 自 (eye + nose)
首 is a pictograph of a head, originally drawn with hair on top and a face below (containing the eye element 目). It meant 'head' literally, then extended to 'chief, leader, first' since the head is the topmost and foremost part of the body.