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先

xiān

first, former, previous

💡 Ideographic: Someone stepping 止 in front of another person 儿
HSK 1 6 strokes Very Common (2%)
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Component Breakdown

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？
Radical
土
tǔ
soil, earth; items made of earth
儿
ér
son, child
⿱⿰？土儿 i

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Component Tree i

⿰？土
Radical component
ér
儿
son, child
📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人
2 strokes HSK 1

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