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
先天
xiāntiān
innate; congenital
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 先天条件固然重要，但后天训练往往决定一个人能走多远。 Xiāntiān tiáojiàn gùrán zhòngyào, dàn hòutiān xùnliàn wǎngwǎng juédìng yí gè rén néng zǒu duō yuǎn. Innate conditions are certainly important, but acquired training often determines how far a person can go.
- 这种病是先天的，从出生那天就有。 Zhè zhǒng bìng shì xiāntiān de, cóng chūshēng nà tiān jiù yǒu. This illness is congenital; it has been there from the day of birth.
- 他先天嗓音好，唱歌特别动听。 Tā xiāntiān sǎngyīn hǎo, chànggē tèbié dòngtīng. He has a naturally good voice, so his singing is especially beautiful.
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