先
先
“first”
Radical: 儿
Strokes: 6
Level: HSK 3
How 先 is built — stacked top over bottom
土
Earth / soil · tǔ
A mound of earth with a sprout. Places and ground words use it: 地 场 城.
儿
son
son, child
Origin
Someone stepping 止 in front of another person 儿
Words with 先
先生 xiānsheng — Mr.
首先 shǒuxiān — first of all
首先 shǒu xiān — first (of all)
事先 shì xiān — in advance
祖先 zǔ xiān — ancestor
领先 lǐng xiān — to lead
先进 xiān jìn — advanced (technology)
先前 xiān qián — before
优先 yōu xiān — priority
预先 yù xiān — beforehand
原先 yuán xiān — former
争先恐后 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu — striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom)
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