Mnemonic comic for 先

Translation

xiān = xi + an1: early / prior / former / in advance / first

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: the First (先) Lady of the United States, FLOTUS.

In front of the anthill (an1), Sun Wukong (儿), the FLOTUS (先) and Xi Shi (xi) dance around the golden calf (⺧). When it comes to be in favor of their gods, everyone of them wants to be first (先).

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先 character breakdown

先
- - ⺧
    - 丿
    - 土
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
      - 一
  - 儿
    - 丿
    - 乚
  - 牛
    - 𠂉
      - 丿
      - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 儿
    - 丿
    - 乚

Component Translations

⺧

Character component without intrinsic meaning

儿

rén = r + (e)n2

variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc

儿

兒

ér = Ø + Ø2

child / son

儿

兒

non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

牛

niú = ni + ou2

ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]) / (slang) awesome

Characters with 先 as component

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宪

憲

xiàn = xi + an4

statute / constitution

选

選

xuǎn = xu + an3

to choose / to pick / to select / to elect

洗

xǐ = xi + Ø3

to wash / to bathe / to develop (photo)

Words with 先

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先

xiān

生

sheng

teacher / husband / doctor (dialect) / CL:位[wei4] / Mister (Mr.)

先

xiān

生

sheng

teacher / gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor / CL:位[wei4]

首

shǒu

先

xiān

first (of all) / in the first place

Sentences with 先

待

dài

俺

ǎn

先

xiān

上

shàng

天

tiān

去

qù

看

kàn

看

kan

I'll go and see what's heaven is like first.

Prompt snippets

The FLOTUS is a poised woman in her late 40s featuring a honey-brunette shoulder-length bob, wearing a structured "presidential blue" sheath dress with a modest boat neck. She is accessorized with a single strand of white pearls and a subtle gold flag pin.