先

先
xia̅n = xi + an1
early / prior / former / in advance / first
Add a new mnemonic for 先 = ⺧ + 儿
Add a new mnemonic for 先 = 牛 + 儿
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先 character breakdown

儿
rén = r + (e)n2
variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc
Add a new mnemonic for 儿 = 丿 + 乚
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儿
兒
ér = Ø + Ø2
child / son
Add a new mnemonic for 儿 = 丿 + 乚
Add a new mnemonic for 兒 = 臼 + 儿
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儿
兒
non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final
Add a new mnemonic for 儿 = 丿 + 乚
Add a new mnemonic for 兒 = 臼 + 儿
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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
Add a new mnemonic for 牛 = 𠂉 + 十
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⺧
Character component without intrinsic meaning
Add a new mnemonic for ⺧ = 丿 + 土
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Characters with 先 as component

宪 选 洗 兟 贊 酰 冼 铣 銑 诜 侁 詵 跣 筅 姺 駪
宪
憲
xiàn = xi + an4
statute / constitution
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选
選
xuǎn = xu + an3
to choose / to pick / to select / to elect
Add a new mnemonic for 选 = 先 + 辶
Add a new mnemonic for 選 = 辶 + 巽
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洗
xǐ = xi + Ø3
to wash / to bathe / to develop (photo)
Add a new mnemonic for 洗 = 先 + 氵
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兟
she̅n = sh + (e)n1
to advance
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赞
贊
zàn = z + an4
to patronize / to support / to praise / (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc)
Add a new mnemonic for 赞 = 兟 + 贝
Add a new mnemonic for 赞 = 旡 + 贝
Add a new mnemonic for 贊 = 先 + 貝
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酰
xia̅n = xi + an1
acid radical / -acyl (chemistry)
Add a new mnemonic for 酰 = 酉 + 先
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冼
xiǎn = xi + an3
surname Xian
Add a new mnemonic for 冼 = 冫 + 先
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铣
銑
xiǎn = xi + an3
shining metal / (old) the 16th of the month (abbreviation used in telegrams)
Add a new mnemonic for 铣 = 钅 + 先
Add a new mnemonic for 銑 = 金 + 先
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铣
銑
xǐ = xi + Ø3
to mill (machining) / Taiwan pr. [xian3]
Add a new mnemonic for 铣 = 钅 + 先
Add a new mnemonic for 銑 = 金 + 先
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诜
詵
she̅n = sh + (e)n1
to inform / to inquire
Add a new mnemonic for 诜 = 讠 + 先
Add a new mnemonic for 詵 = 言 + 先
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侁
she̅n = sh + (e)n1
large crowd
Add a new mnemonic for 侁 = 亻 + 先
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跣
xiǎn = xi + an3
barefooted
Add a new mnemonic for 跣 = 足 + 先
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Words with 先

事
先
in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior
优
優
先
先
to have priority / to take precedence
争
爭
先
先
恐
恐
后
後
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
一
一
马
馬
当
當
先
先
to take the lead
占
佔
先
先
to take precedence
争
爭
先
先
to compete to be first / to contest first place
优
優
先
先
承
承
购
購
权
權
prior purchase right / right of first refusal (ROFR) / preemptive right to purchase
优
優
先
先
股
股
preferred stock
优
優
先
先
认
認
股
股
权
權
preemptive right (in share issue)
从
從
先
先
(dialect) before / in the past / previously
事
先
通
知
preliminary notification / to announce in advance
不
首
先
使
用
no first use (policy for nuclear weapons) / NFU
尽
儘
先
先
in the first instance / as a first priority

Sentences with 先

待
dài
俺
ǎn
先
xia̅n
上
shàng
天
tia̅n
去
qù
看
kàn
看
kan
I'll go and see what's heaven is like first.
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