先 xiān

ㄒㄧㄢ

HSK 1 TOCFL Novice 2 常用国字6 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

1beforehand; first; earlier

2at first; originally

3for the time being; for now

4(prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)

Etymology

ideographic · Someone stepping 止 in front of another person 儿

Radical

儿 · son, child

Composition

⿱⿰？土儿

Writing

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Words with 先

先xiān 先生xiānsheng 领先lǐngxiān 首先shǒuxiān 先进xiānjìn 事先shìxiān 率先shuàixiān 原先yuánxiān 先后xiānhòu 优先yōuxiān 先前xiānqián 先锋xiānfēng 祖先zǔxiān 预先yùxiān 先天xiāntiān 先例xiānlì 争先恐后zhēngxiān-kǒnghòu 先驱xiānqū

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