1. 先
  2. 進

先

Previous (常)Next (海)
  • 188th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 133 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
先→
⺧儿
2Radical
先→
⺧cow儿legs
3Graphical
先→
⺧丿乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiān (xian1)early • prior • former • in advance • first

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
先的是我这
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Appears In

先 also appears in:
选洗宪酰诜铣跣冼筅詵銑

Example Words

Common

先生 
首先 

Uncommon

事先 
优先 (優先)
先前 
先天 
先后 (先後)
先机 (先機)
先知 
先行 
先进 (先進)
先锋 (先鋒)
原先 
抢先 (搶先)
率先 
祖先 
预先 (預先)
领先 (領先)

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進

#Back to top
Previous (还)Next (好)
  • 81st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 214 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
進→
辶隹
2Radical
進→
辶walk隹small bird
3Graphical
進→
丶㇆㇝㇒丨一二丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jìn (jin4)to advance • to enter • to come (or go) into • to receive or admit • to eat or drink • to submit or present • (used after a verb) into, in • to score a goal

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
進的是我这
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Appears In

進 also appears in:
暹

Example Words

Common

促进 (促進)
前进 (前進)
走进 (走進)
进来 (進來)
进入 (進入)
进去 (進去)
进步 (進步)
进行 (進行)

Uncommon

上进 (上進)
上进心 (上進心)
先进 (先進)
增进 (增進)
奋进 (奮進)
引进 (引進)
快进 (快進)
打进 (打進)
推进 (推進)
挤进 (擠進)
改进 (改進)
放进 (放進)
民进党 (民進黨)
激进 (激進)
精进 (精進)
与时俱进 (與時俱進)
行进 (行進)
冲进 (衝進)
请进 (請進)
跟进 (跟進)
踏进 (踏進)
进一步 (進一步)
进京 (進京)
进修 (進修)
进出 (進出)
进化 (進化)
进取 (進取)
进口 (進口)
进城 (進城)
进场 (進場)
进展 (進展)
进度 (進度)
进攻 (進攻)
进水 (進水)
进球 (進球)
进发 (進發)
进程 (進程)
进而 (進而)
进行曲 (進行曲)
进军 (進軍)
进退 (進退)
进门 (進門)
进食 (進食)
进驻 (進駐)
钻进 (鑽進)
长进 (長進)
闯进 (闖進)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.