先 meaning and pronunciation

先
Simplified/traditional character

先 English definition

xiān
  • first
  • early
  • prior
  • former
  • in advance

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 仙 : immortal;
  • 孅 : cunning; slender;
  • 憸 : artful; flattering;
  • 掀 : to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse;
  • 暹 : sunrise;
  • 杴 : shovel; variant of 鍁|锨[xian1];
  • 氙 : xenon (chemistry);
  • 祆 : Ormazda, the Sun God of the Zoroastrians and Manicheans; the Sun God;
  • 秈 : common rice;
  • 籼 : long-grained rice; same as 秈;
  • 繊 : Japanese variant of 纖|纤;
  • 纤 : fine; delicate; minute;
  • 跹 : to manner of dancing; to walk around;
  • 酰 : acid radical; -acyl (chemistry);
  • 铦 : fish-spear; sharp;
  • 锨 : shovel;
  • 韱 : wild onions or leeks;
  • 鲜 : fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods;

Sentences examples with 先

  • 习先生怎么样不这儿了？
    Xí xiānshēng zěnme yàng bù zhè'erle?
  • 先生，请问您什么时候开始点菜？
    Xiānshēng, qǐngwèn nín shénme shíhòu kāishǐ diǎn cài?
  • 你饿了吗？先吃块蛋糕吧。
    Nǐ èle ma? Xiān chī kuài dàngāo ba.
  • 我们先坐三站地铁，再走一会儿就到了。
    Wǒmen xiān zuò sān zhàn dìtiě, zài zǒu yīhuǐ'er jiù dàole.
  • 我要先写完作业，然后再看电视。
    Wǒ yào xiān xiě wán zuòyè, ránhòu zài kàn diànshì.

Words containing 先, by HSK level

雨 生