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兟
shēn
to advance
💡 Ideographic:
Two people 先 marching; 先 also provides the pronunciation
HSK
✏️ 12 strokes
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰先先
i
Component Tree i
xiān
先
first, former, previous
💡 Ideographic:
Someone stepping 止 in front of another person 儿
6 strokes
HSK 1
⿰？土
Radical component
unknown
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
tǔ
土
soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic:
A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
3 strokes
HSK 5
xiān
先
first, former, previous
💡 Ideographic:
Someone stepping 止 in front of another person 儿
6 strokes
HSK 1
⿰？土
Radical component
unknown
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
tǔ
土
soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic:
A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
3 strokes
HSK 5