Character data
HSK
1
FREQUENCY
188th character
RADICAL
⼉ (10.4)
STROKES
6
INDEX #
446
Character data
| HSK | 1 |
| Frequency | 188th character |
| Radical | ⼉ (10.4) |
| Strokes | 6 |
| Index # | 446 |
Definitions
| 先 xiān |
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Stroke order
Words containing 先
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chronological
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to rush (to do sth urgent); to try to be the first
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to dare to be first; to pioneer (idiom)
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fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
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fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
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to have a prior engagement
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predictable
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Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician
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To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
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life is short; die suddenly or early
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to compete to be first; to contest first place
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to rush to be first; compete eagerly
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Bai Xianyong, Taiwanese writer and novelist
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of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
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of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
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direct ancestor
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work early and hard to make up for weakness
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work early and extra hard to make up weakness
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fortune-teller
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annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly
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annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly
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to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
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to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
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bookkeeper (old)
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bookkeeper (old)
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