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Radical:
Radical Strokes: 2
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 6

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xiān
Cantonese: sin1
JapaneseKun: SAKI SAKINJIRU MAZU
JapaneseOn: SEN
Korean: SEN
Vietnamese: tiên

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: first, former, previous

CE-Dict: early/prior/former/in advance/first

Soothill: Fore, before, former, first; precede.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.ahead, before, earlier, first, or in advance
2.an earlier generation
3.(of one's own) the late

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: ancestor; before; deceased; earlier; in advance
【醫】 fore-

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: ancestor; before; deceased; earlier; in advance

湘雅醫學專業詞典: force-

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《先部》先 前進也。从儿从之。凡先之屬皆从先。

康熙字典文字版 【子集下】【儿字部】 先
【唐韻】【正韻】蘇前切【集韻】【韻會】蕭前切,𠀤霰平聲。【說文】先,前進也。从人之。【徐曰】之,往也,往在人上也。一曰始也,故也。【玉篇】前也,早也。【孝經·感應章】必有先也。【老子·道德經】象帝之先。又祖父已歾曰先。【司馬遷·報任安書】太上不辱先,其次不辱身。又姓。【韻會】晉有先軫。又【韻會】凡在前者謂之先,則平聲。先而導前與當後而先之,則去聲。又【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤先見切,音霰。【增韻】先之也。【正韻】相導前後曰先後。【周禮·夏官·大司馬】以先愷樂,獻于社。【註】先猶導也。【史記·酈食其傳】沛公吾所願從游,莫爲我先。又先事而爲曰先。【易·乾卦】先天而天弗違。【禮·月令】先立春三日。又當後而前曰先。【左傳·文二年】不先父食。【孟子】疾行先長者。【老子·道德經】先天地生。又【廣韻】娣姒曰先後。【前漢·郊祀志】神君者,長陵女子。以乳死,見神于先後宛若。【註】孟康曰:兄弟妻相謂先後。師古曰:古謂之娣姒,今關中俗呼爲先後,吳楚呼之爲妯娌。又【韻會】【正韻】𠀤蘇典切,音跣。【越語】句踐親爲夫差先馬。【韻會】前漢太子,太傅少傅屬官有先馬。後漢職如謁者,太子出,則當直者前驅導威儀也。或作洗。

CF-Dict: premier/d'abord/ancêtre/prédécesseur/défunt

Han-De-Dict: eher, erst, zuerst, voraus (u.E.)/Vorfahr, Ahne (u.E.)