Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "先"

The character "先" has 6 strokes. Its radical is "儿". View the introduction of "先"

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The basic meaning of the Chinese character "先"

n.: first; lead; initiative; elder generation; ancestor; forefather; past; beginning; initiation

adj.: leading; pioneering; initiating; preceding (in time); early; antecedent; prior; of previous generation(s); late; deceased

adv.: first; before (something else in order, time, preference, importance, etc); early on; temporarily; for the time being; for now

Form words with "先"

先张法预应力 pretensioned prestressing

先张法混凝土 pretensioned concrete

Example phrases using "先"

• 申请新护照时，先必须交出旧的。

  You must give up/surrender your old passport when applying for a new one.

• 先歇手吃点东西，然后再接着干。

  Let’s stop for a snack and then continue our work.

• 我想先闲荡一会儿看她会不会来。

  I thought I’d hang around for a while and see if she would come.

• 先吊吊他的胃口，再告诉他实情。

  Don’t tell him the truth right away but keep him in suspense for a while.

• 在先我年纪小，什么事也不明白。

  I was very young then and could hardly understand what was happening around me.

• 你先把事情的来龙去脉讲一遍。

  Tell us the ins and outs of the matter. / Tell us the whole story.

• 只有先停战，才有解决问题的可能。

  Settlement is not possible before the fighting stops.

• 教授在开讲前，先环视了一下教室。

  The professor looked around the classroom and then began her lecture.

• 先佯攻军队左翼，再正面攻击。

  The feint on the army’s left flank was followed by a frontal attack.

• 让我先算计算计，然后再给你答复。

  Let me think it over before I give you an answer.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.