Read Edit View history 先 xiān HSK1 first Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a person (人) stepping forward (止) leading the way. Pinyin Separate values with commas xiān × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a foot stepping forward. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 先 Simp strokes 先 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 先 Simp strokes 先 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 先 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 336, 698 ], [ 365, 666 ], [ 341, 592 ], [ 298, 519 ], [ 249, 467 ] ], [ [ 358, 566 ], [ 478, 582 ], [ 653, 630 ], [ 701, 629 ] ], [ [ 476, 821 ], [ 515, 789 ], [ 524, 768 ], [ 507, 459 ], [ 488, 433 ] ], [ [ 189, 365 ], [ 246, 360 ], [ 449, 403 ], [ 736, 447 ], [ 788, 445 ], [ 826, 434 ] ], [ [ 404, 343 ], [ 422, 311 ], [ 421, 298 ], [ 387, 225 ], [ 343, 160 ], [ 305, 119 ], [ 243, 67 ], [ 175, 26 ], [ 136, 12 ] ], [ [ 527, 391 ], [ 564, 369 ], [ 573, 352 ], [ 560, 214 ], [ 561, 139 ], [ 580, 53 ], [ 616, 23 ], [ 695, 6 ], [ 772, 3 ], [ 877, 16 ], [ 925, 37 ], [ 933, 98 ], [ 935, 205 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 365 586 Q 368 598 406 663 Q 415 676 399 688 Q 354 718 332 710 Q 322 707 325 693 Q 343 618 271 511 Q 268 511 240 468 Q 233 452 247 458 Q 290 471 351 562 L 365 586 Z", "M 538 574 Q 700 613 707 619 Q 717 628 711 636 Q 704 648 674 655 Q 643 659 613 647 Q 579 635 542 623 L 489 608 Q 429 595 365 586 C 335 582 323 574 351 562 Q 387 543 463 557 Q 473 560 488 562 L 538 574 Z", "M 526 433 Q 532 506 538 574 L 542 623 Q 546 695 567 784 Q 571 794 550 811 Q 514 830 489 836 Q 473 840 464 831 Q 457 824 464 807 Q 486 774 486 752 Q 489 683 489 608 L 488 562 Q 487 498 482 425 C 480 395 524 403 526 433 Z", "M 570 401 Q 592 404 812 419 Q 833 420 837 428 Q 841 441 825 453 Q 771 489 733 480 Q 654 459 526 433 L 482 425 Q 346 401 191 375 Q 170 372 187 355 Q 217 328 257 338 Q 368 375 520 395 L 570 401 Z", "M 388 341 Q 388 227 260 111 Q 257 110 255 107 Q 219 73 134 18 Q 125 11 131 7 Q 162 -5 263 57 Q 357 111 432 250 Q 445 272 462 293 Q 472 302 467 313 Q 463 325 433 345 Q 412 361 402 359 Q 389 358 388 341 Z", "M 974 49 Q 956 101 947 192 Q 946 208 938 214 Q 929 220 925 198 Q 906 87 890 67 Q 857 31 729 31 Q 659 32 628 45 Q 603 58 596 76 Q 572 143 590 261 Q 594 306 607 332 Q 622 371 570 401 C 546 419 508 422 520 395 Q 544 353 539 295 Q 533 79 563 34 Q 606 -32 831 -22 Q 919 -18 955 0 Q 986 16 974 49 Z" ] } 6 strokes 先 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 334, 702 ], [ 366, 656 ], [ 312, 540 ], [ 244, 463 ] ], [ [ 354, 567 ], [ 708, 631 ] ], [ [ 464, 828 ], [ 525, 777 ], [ 499, 420 ] ], [ [ 188, 367 ], [ 240, 360 ], [ 750, 449 ], [ 834, 437 ] ], [ [ 396, 353 ], [ 426, 306 ], [ 362, 187 ], [ 264, 85 ], [ 138, 15 ] ], [ [ 527, 396 ], [ 574, 345 ], [ 571, 73 ], [ 625, 20 ], [ 778, 3 ], [ 918, 31 ], [ 937, 63 ], [ 933, 208 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M365,586C379,611 388,635 406,661C411,670 409,682 399,688C368,710 346,716 332,710C325,708 322,705 325,693C336,645 316,581 271,511C265,504 255,490 240,468C233,459 237,455 247,458C283,472 322,513 351,562C360,578 360,578 365,586Z", "M538,574C646,600 702,615 707,619C713,625 714,632 711,636C706,645 693,652 674,655C652,659 633,655 613,647C590,639 567,631 542,623C507,613 507,613 489,608C449,597 407,592 365,586C356,584 342,565 351,562C375,550 416,545 488,562C521,570 521,570 538,574Z", "M526,433C530,482 534,529 538,574C541,607 541,607 542,623C545,671 552,725 567,784C568,791 564,803 550,811C526,827 504,832 489,836C477,839 470,837 464,831C459,827 456,819 464,807C476,786 484,768 486,752C489,726 490,689 489,608C488,577 488,577 488,562C487,520 485,474 482,425C482,410 526,418 526,433Z", "M570,401C584,403 665,410 812,419C826,420 834,423 837,428C840,437 835,447 825,453C788,479 758,487 733,480C680,467 611,449 526,433C497,428 497,428 482,425C391,409 294,392 191,375C177,373 174,367 187,355C205,338 230,330 257,338C331,362 418,383 520,395C553,399 553,399 570,401Z", "M388,341C387,290 370,240 331,187C276,114 191,57 134,18C127,14 126,9 131,7C151,-1 198,12 263,57C327,102 381,160 432,248C440,264 452,281 462,293C467,301 469,308 467,313C463,323 451,333 433,345C417,357 408,360 402,359C393,358 388,353 388,341Z", "M974,49C961,86 952,133 947,192C946,204 942,212 938,214C931,220 927,213 925,198C912,124 901,80 890,67C868,43 813,29 729,29C662,30 608,46 596,76C584,107 579,183 590,261C594,291 599,315 607,332C618,358 604,381 570,401C556,410 511,409 520,395C536,367 540,334 539,295C533,152 537,73 563,34C593,-11 679,-34 831,-22C888,-17 931,-12 955,0C975,11 981,29 974,49Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.