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
先锋
xiānfēng
pioneer; vanguard
Characters in this word
锋 fēng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 夆 to resist
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在数字化转型中，这家企业被视为行业先锋。 Zài shùzìhuà zhuǎnxíng zhōng, zhè jiā qǐyè bèi shì wéi hángyè xiānfēng. In digital transformation, this company is regarded as an industry pioneer.
- 这位年轻设计师一直站在时尚设计的先锋位置。 Zhè wèi niánqīng shèjìshī yīzhí zhànzài shíshàng shèjì de xiānfēng wèizhì. This young designer has always stood at the forefront of fashion design.
- 公司鼓励员工做创新先锋，大胆提出自己的想法。 Gōngsī gǔlì yuángōng zuò chuàngxīn xiānfēng, dàdǎn tíchū zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ. The company encourages employees to be pioneers of innovation and boldly voice their ideas.
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
- 先前 xiānqián before; earlier
- 优先 yōuxiān priority; first
- 原先 yuánxiān formerly; originally
- 祖先 zǔxiān ancestors