优 yōu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 尤 especially, particularly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
优先
yōuxiān
priority; first
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 学生优先入场。 Xuésheng yōuxiān rùchǎng. Students enter first.
- 请优先给老人。 Qǐng yōuxiān gěi lǎorén. Please give it to older people first.
- 我优先买票。 Wǒ yōuxiān mǎi piào. I buy tickets first.
Related words
- 优点 yōudiǎn good point; strength
- 优势 yōushì advantage
- 优良 yōuliáng excellent; fine
- 优美 yōuměi graceful; beautiful
- 优秀 yōuxiù excellent; outstanding
- 优惠 yōuhuì discount
- 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