先

/ xiān /

Strokes

Definition

early/prior/former/in advance/first

As a Noun

first; lead; initiative

As an Adjective

leading; pioneering; initiating

As an Adjective

preceding (in time); early; antecedent; prior

As a Noun

elder generation; ancestor; forefather

As an Adjective

of previous generation(s); late; deceased

As a Noun

past; beginning; initiation

As an Adverb

first; before (something else in order, time, preference, importance, etc); early on

As an Adverb

temporarily; for the time being; for now