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先

  • first, foremost;
  • before, earlier;

Etymology

It is a semantic compound character, formed by combining 之 ("to go"), and 儿 ("person" or "legs of a person").

The meaning "first" comes from the idea of a person stepping ahead of others—i.e., moving forward before others.

Words that derived from 先

  • 선
    (先)
    –the first; moving first; first move
  • 선결
    (先決)
    –predetermination; prior settlement
  • 선생
    (先生)
    –teacher; instructor; professional; master; Mr; Mrs; Doctor
  • 선생님
    (先生님)
    –teacher; master; Mr; Ms; Sir; Madam
  • 선수
    (先手)
    –lead
  • 선열
    (先烈)
    –patriotic martyr
  • 선인
    (先人)
    –predecessor; forerunner
  • 선입관
    (先入觀)
    –prejudice; stereotype; preconception
  • 선조
    (先祖)
    –ancestors; forebears; forefathers
  • 선지자
    (先知者)
    –prophet; visionary
  • 선진
    (先進)
    –being advanced
  • 선진국
    (先進國)
    –advanced country; developed country
  • 선천
    (先天)
    –innateness; inbornness
  • 선행
    (先行)
    –going ahead; being ahead; preceding
  • 솔선
    (率先)
    –taking the lead
  • 우선(于先)
    –
    • 1
      priority; preference
    • 2
      first of all; to begin with; before everything; for now; lacking anything better
先
먼저
선
meonjeo
seon
Kangxi radical:10, 儿 + 4
Strokes:6
Unicode:U+5148
Cangjie input:
  • 竹土竹山 (HGHU)
Composition:
  • ⿱ 𠂒 儿

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

儒償優儷元兄充兆先光克免兒內全兩公

References

  • Namu Wiki
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