xiān

early; prior; former; in advance; first

Radical: 儿 HSK 1 d, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

先 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 先

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 先.

争先
zhēng xiān
事先
shì xiān
从先
cóng xiān
优先
yōu xiān
先主
xiān zhǔ
先人
xiān rén
先令
xiān lìng
先例
xiān lì
先兆
xiān zhào
先公
xiān gōng
先决
xiān jué
先前
xiān qián

Related characters (radical 儿)

Characters that share the radical .

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