xiān

first; in advance; early

HSK 1 #188

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 188th character
Radical ⼉ (10.4)
Strokes 6
Index # 446

Definitions

先 xiān
  1. 1. first
  2. 2. in advance
  3. 3. early
  4. 4. prior
  5. 5. former

Stroke order

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Words containing 先

Word Meaning
Ladies first!
Young Pioneers; Chinese youth group
Young Pioneers of China youth group
Young Pioneers of China, school kids group
Young Pioneers of China, youth group
good tools needed for good work; prepare first
percent (loanword)
last in, first out (LIFO); to come late and leave first
last in, first out (LIFO); to come late and leave first
previously; in the past; (dialect) before
previously; in the past; (dialect) before
Mr Democracy; democracy as an ideal
leading figure; pioneer; daring vanguard
leading figure; pioneer; daring vanguard
the thief cries thief; the guilty party files the suit
the thief cries thief; the guilty party files the suit
idea before brush; picture shows spirit
plan image before drawing; art shows inner mind
Vasili Eroshenko, Russian writer
Vasili Eroshenko, Russian writer and poet
Mr. Bean (TV)
Diocletian (c. 245-311), Roman emperor
chronological