1. 先
  2. 進

先

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Meta:

  1. 先 is the 188th most frequent character.
  2. 先 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 先 appears as a character in 72 words.
  4. 先 appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
先 => ⺧, 儿
Radical :
先 => ⺧ (cow), 儿 (legs)
Graphical :
先 => ⺧, 丿, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xian1 - early/prior/former/in advance/first

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

先 
先生 

Medium Frequency

事先 
优先 (優先)
先后 (先後)
先进 (先進)
先锋 (先鋒)
抢先 (搶先)
祖先 
领先 (領先)
首先 

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先 also appears in:
选洗宪酰诜铣跣冼筅詵銑

進

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Meta:

  1. 進 is the 81st most frequent character.
  2. 進 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 進 appears as a character in 117 words.
  4. 進 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
進 => 辶, 隹
Radical :
進 => 辶 (walk), 隹 (small bird)
Graphical :
進 => 丶, ㇆, ㇝, ㇒, 丨, 一, 二, 丨, 一, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. 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:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

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

Medium Frequency

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)
跟进 (跟進)
踏进 (踏進)
进一步 (進一步)
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)
钻进 (鑽進)
长进 (長進)
闯进 (闖進)

Appears In:

進 also appears in:
暹
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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