先 xiān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- Made of
- 𠂒 儿 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
先
xiān
first, before
Character
Example phrases
- 我先走了。 Wǒ xiān zǒu le. I'll be going now.
- 你先吃吧。 Nǐ xiān chī ba. You eat first.
- 他先回家了。 Tā xiān huí jiā le. He went home first.
Related words
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman
- 常 cháng often
- 再 zài again; then
- 常常 chángcháng often, usually
- 就 jiù then, right away; just
- 有时候 yǒushíhou sometimes
- 还有 háiyǒu there is still; and also
- 马上 mǎshàng right away, at once
- 还 hái still, yet; also
- 正 zhèng just, right; exactly
- 也 yě also, too
- 正在 zhèngzài in the middle of (doing), -ing