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
先生
xiānsheng
Mr., sir; gentleman
Characters in this word
生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 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?
Related words
- 先 xiān first, before
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student
- 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl, female student
- 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill
- 生气 shēngqì angry; to get angry
- 生日 shēngrì birthday
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student
- 医生 yīshēng doctor
- 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng middle school student
- 小姐 xiǎojiě miss, young lady