how to write xian(first) in chinese

先

Handwriting

Basic explanations

n. （时间或次序在前的） earlier; before; first; in advance:

1.  有言在先
make clear beforehand;

2.  争先恐后
strive to be the first and fear to lag behind;

3.  你不必先付款。
You don't have to pay in advance.

4.  你先拟个提纲再写。
Make an outline before you start writing.

5.  他比我先到。
He arrived earlier than I did.; He arrived there before me.

6.  他在班上遥遥领先。
He is far in advance of his class.

7.  同志们先别走。
Don't go yet, comrades.

8.  我先说几句。
Let me say a few words first.

9.  先做学生，再做先生。
Be a pupil before you become a teacher.

n. （祖先; 上代） elder generation; ancestor:

1.  祖先
ancestor: forefather

n. （尊称死去的人） deceased; late:

1.  先父
my late father

n. [口] （先前） earlier on; before:

1.  你先怎么不告诉我?
Why didn't you tell me before?

n. （姓氏） a surname:

1.  先轸
Xian Zhen

Words with the chinese character xian(先)

先生   先行者   先进   祖先   先驱   先人   先辈   预先   老先生   先烈   先民   先祖   优先   先例   宋先生   先贤   老祖先   先秦   事先   首先   先至   一马当先   害人先害己   恶人先告状   优先股   算命先生