Phonetic Reading of the Character '先'



Animated Stroke Order of 先:



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Stroke Sequence of the Character '先'



Radical:儿     Strokes:6



Pinyin & Definition:

xiānearly/prior/former/in advance/first


Related Chinese characters:



Words with Chinese Character 先:
early
prior
former
先下手为强strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
先下手为强,后下手遭殃He who strikes first prevails, he who strikes late fails.
先不先first of all
in the first place, ...
先世forefathers
先买权preemption; right of preemption; preemptive right
先于ahead of; precede
先人forefathers
先人后己put others before oneself; put other people's interest before one's own
先令shilling
先例antecedent
precedent
先兆omen
先兆子痫toxemia of pregnancy; preeclampsia
先兆流产threatened abortion
先入为主lit. first impression is strongest
先入之见prejudice
先公deceased father
deceased senior male figure
先公后私put public interests ahead of personal interests
先决prerequisite
precondition
先决条件precondition
prerequisite