先

early / prior / former / in advance / first

先 = ⺧ + 儿 : Mnemonic symbol: the First Lady of the United States, FLOTUS.

In front of the anthill, Sun Wukong, the FLOTUS and Marie Curie dance around the golden calf. When it comes to be in favour of their gods, everyone of them wants to be first.

先 character breakdown

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

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 = 丿 + 乚 : Mnemonic symbol: "son" (儿) sounds similar to "Sun" like in "Sun Wu Kong", so it's gonna be represented by the monkey king. Albert Einstein (Ø-) and Sun Wu Kong (儿) are fighting in the space station's kitchen (-Ø2). Their weapons: Albert Einstein has a shovel (乚), and Sun Wu Kong has a banana (丿).

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

牛 = 𠂉 + 十 : A bull has been locked to a big cross in the outhouse's kitchen, and Nefertiti has the key. She promises to free the bull if he pledges allegiance to her leadership.

⺧

Character component without intrinsic meaning

⺧ = 丿 + 土 : As ⺧ is a variant of 牛 I'm going to represent this character by a small cow: a golden calf.

Characters with 先 as component

宪

憲

xiàn = xi + an4

statute / constitution

宪 = 先 + 宀 : Marie Curie (xi) wants to commemorate the FLOTUS (先) and sets up a statue (宪) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). The statue is wearing a graduation cap (宀) and holding the constitution (宪) as if it were reading it to the people.

选

選

xuǎn = xu + an3

to choose / to pick / to select / to elect

选 = 先 + 辶 : Xu Xian (xu) squired the FLOTUS (先) to go shopping, but inside of the anthill (an3) he soon regrets his decision as he has to help the FLOTUS select (选) one pair of gladiator sandals (辶) out of hundreds of similar looking pairs.

洗

xǐ = xi + Ø3

to wash / to bathe / to develop (photo)

洗 = 先 + 氵 : It's shower day in the space station (Ø3)! Marie Curie (xi) and the FLOTUS (先) help wash (洗) each other using bottles of water (氵).

兟

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

to advance

兟 = 先 : Since the emperor is allowed to have multiple wives, there are two FLOTUS (先) now. Sherlock Holmes (sh) meets the two FLOTUS (先) in front of the encampment ((e)n1) and he is quite happy that they ask him to advance (兟) so that they can have a look at him.

贊

zàn = z + an4

to patronize / to support / to praise / (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc)

赞 = 兟 + 贝 : The two FLOTUS (兟) visit Zorro (z) in the anthill's bathroom (an4) and as they see that he lost his rapier and has to fight with a crab (贝) as a weapon instead, they decide instantaneously to become his patrons (赞) and to pay him $1 for each defeated villain.

酰

xia̅n = xi + an1

acid radical / -acyl (chemistry)

冼

xiǎn = xi + an3

surname Xian

铣

銑

xiǎn = xi + an3

shining metal / (old) the 16th of the month (abbreviation used in telegrams)

铣

銑