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先
Pinyin: xiān
English Definition: early; prior; former; in advance; first
Chinese Definition:
①时间在前的，次序在前的，与“后”相对：先前。先期。原先。先驱。先河(中国古代帝王先祭黄河，后祭海，以河为海的本源，后称倡导在先的事物)。先觉。先见之明。先发制人。
②家族或民族的较早的一代或几代：先人。先世(祖先)。先民。
③对死去的人的尊称：先祖。先父。先哲(指已去世的有才德的思想家)。先烈。先贤。
④姓氏。
Antonyms: 后
Total strokes: 6; Radical: 儿
Ideographic: Someone stepping 止 in front of another person 儿
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • ⿰ Left to right
      • 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
    • 儿 [ ér ] son, child
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Example Words
首先 shǒu xiān first (of all); in the first place
先进 xiān jìn advanced (technology); to advance
先后 xiān hòu early or late; priority; in succession; one after another
率先 shuài xiān to take the lead; to show initiative
领先 lǐng xiān to lead; to be in front
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