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
先前
xiānqián
before; earlier
Characters in this word
前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
Example phrases
- 先前我很忙。 Xiānqián wǒ hěn máng. Earlier, I was very busy.
- 先前他住这。 Xiānqián tā zhù zhè. He lived here before.
- 先前天气冷。 Xiānqián tiānqì lěng. The weather was cold earlier.
Related words
- 先 xiān first, before
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman
- 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
- 优先 yōuxiān priority; first
- 原先 yuánxiān formerly; originally
- 前 qián front, before
- 前边 qiánbian front, in front