xiān

common
name

Meaning of

酰 means first; before; ahead; in advance; ancestor; forefather; forebear. Pronounced xiān.

  • first; before; ahead; in advance
  • ancestor; forefather; forebear
  • previous; former; prior

Character Info

Radical
Strokes6
Components
𠂉

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Qǐng
xiān
zuò
xià
 

Please sit down first.

xiān
dào
 

He arrived before me.

Chī
fàn
qián
xiān
shǒu
 

Wash your hands before eating.