Rank 187BeginnerHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT
先
先 - xiān
first, former, previous
first, former, previous
How to read 先
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| Hanzi | 先 |
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| Traditional | 先 |
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| Pinyin | xiān |
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| English | first, former, previous |
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| Radical hint | 儿 |
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Example words
former ruler; founding ruler ancestor; forefather; sb's late father shilling precedent Example sentence
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