先 xiān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- Made of
- 𠂒 small 儿 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
先生
xiānsheng
Mr., sir; gentleman
Characters in this word
生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 王先生是我的老师。 Wáng xiānsheng shì wǒ de lǎoshī. Mr. Wang is my teacher.
- 李先生，您好！ Lǐ xiānsheng, nín hǎo! Hello, Mr. Li!
- 张先生在哪儿？ Zhāng xiānsheng zài nǎr? Where is Mr. Zhang?
- 先生，请进。 Xiānsheng, qǐng jìn. Sir, please come in.
- 先生在门口等你。 Xiānsheng zài ménkǒu děng nǐ. The gentleman is waiting for you at the entrance.
- 先生，您先吃吧。 Xiānsheng, nín xiān chī ba. Sir, please eat first.
- 先生，您喝水吗？ Xiānsheng, nín hē shuǐ ma? Sir, would you like some water?
- 王明先生今天来吗？ Wáng Míng xiānsheng jīntiān lái ma? Is Mr. Wang Ming coming today?
- 请问先生去哪儿？ Qǐngwèn xiānsheng qù nǎr? Excuse me, sir, where are you going?
- 先生在学校等谁？ Xiānsheng zài xuéxiào děng shéi? Who is the gentleman waiting for at school?
Related words
- 先 xiān first, before
- 领先 lǐngxiān to lead; to be ahead
- 首先 shǒuxiān first; first of all
- 先进 xiānjìn advanced
- 事先 shìxiān in advance
- 率先 shuàixiān to be the first
- 先后 xiānhòu one after another
- 先前 xiānqián before; earlier
- 优先 yōuxiān priority; first
- 原先 yuánxiān formerly; originally
- 祖先 zǔxiān ancestors
- 先锋 xiānfēng pioneer; vanguard