先 (xiān): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

1. Animated Stroke Order 先

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A foot (止) above a person (儿) — to go ahead or be first, stepping forward before others.

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HSK words that contain this character.

xiān sheng

先生

Mr; Sir

shǒu xiān

首先

first

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 先 is used in context

Qǐng请

nǐ你

men们

xiān先

zuò坐

xià下

，

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