shēn

go forward

Duplicate of (first).

Components

SoundMeaning component
xiān first
SoundMeaning component
xiān first

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsrins<r>ər to advance (Shuōwén)

說文解字

《說文》:“兟,進也。从二先。贊从此。闕。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica