xiān

HSK 1Character

Radical

Usage Frequency

Moderate

Characters

1

English Definitions

  • 1.early
  • 2.prior
  • 3.former
  • 4.in advance
  • 5.first

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Pronunciation Systems

Pinyin

xiān

Pinyin (Numeric)

xian1

Wade-Giles

hsien¹

Bopomofo (Zhuyin)

ㄒㄧㄢ

Gwoyeu Romatzyh

shian

Stroke Practice

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