code: def first_char(word):
      """
      Return the first char
      @param word: given word
      @type word: unicode
      @return: the first char
      @rtype: unicode char
      """
      return word[0]
  
imports: import re
  from cltk.phonology.arb.utils.pyarabic import stack
label_desc: Use image node_id 27 for calling a global function with example usage: first_char(word) and returns: word