Chinese Notes

先 xiān

xiān noun first
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time 时间
Notes: In the sense of 先前 (Han Dian '先' n 1; Unihan '先')
xiān noun early / prior / former
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time 时间
Notes: (Han Dian '先' n 5; Unihan '先')
xiān verb to go forward / to advance
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 先 has the same meaning as 前进 (Han Dian '先' v 2)
xiān verb to attach importance to / to value
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Thought 思想
Notes: In this sense 先 has the same meaning as 重视 (Han Dian '先' v 4)
xiān verb to start
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Process 过程
Notes: In this sense 先 has the same meaning as 开始 (Han Dian '先' v 6)
xiān noun ancestors / forebears
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Genealogy 世系
Notes: In this sense 先 has the same meaning as 先世 or 祖先 (Han Dian '先' n 3)
xiān adverb earlier
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Social Interaction 交际
Notes: (Han Dian '先' adv)
xiān adjective before / in front
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Position 位
Notes: In this sense 先 has the same meaning as 前 (Han Dian '先' adj 1)
xiān adjective fundamental / basic
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Philosophy 哲学
Notes: In this sense 先 has the same meaning as 首要 or 根本 (Han Dian '先' adj 4)
xiān proper noun Xian
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names 名字 , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Han Dian '先' n 7)
xiān noun ancient / archaic
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 先代的 (Han Dian '先' adj 2)
xiān adjective super
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 上 (Han Dian '先' adj 6)
xiān adjective deceased
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 死 (Han Dian '先' adj 8)

Contained in

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Texts that the word is most frequently mentioned in

Collection	Document Title	Occurrences
The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》	昭公 Lord Zhao	84
The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》	襄公 Lord Xiang	65
Book of Song 《宋書》	卷六十九列傳第二十九劉湛范曄 Volume 69 Biographies 29: Liu Zhan, Fan Ye	55
Book of Wei 《魏書》	卷33 宋隱王憲屈遵張蒲榖渾公孫表張濟李先賈彝薛提 Volume 33: Song Yin, Wang Xian, Qu Zun, Zhang Pu, Gu Hun, Gongsun Biao, Zhang Ji, Li Xian, Jia Yi, Xue Ti	54
Book of Song 《宋書》	卷十四志第四禮一 Volume 14 Treatises 4: Rituals 1	52
History of the Southern Dynasties 《南史》	卷三十三　列傳第二十三范泰荀伯子徐廣鄭鮮之裴松之何承天 Volume 33 Biographies 23: Fan Tai, Xun Bozi, Xu Guang, Zhen Xianzhi, Pei Songzhi, He Chengtian	51
New Book of Tang 《新唐書》	卷二十八下　　　志第十八下　　曆四下 Volume 28b Treatises 21: Calendar 4b	48
History of Song 《宋史》	卷一百〇二志第五十五禮五 Volume 102 Treatises 55: Rites 5	46
The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》	文公 Lord Wen	44
Records of the Three Kingdoms 《三國志》	卷六十一吳書十六潘濬陸凱傳 Volume 61: Book of Wu 16 - Biographies of Pan Jun and Lu Kai	44

Collocations

Simplified	Traditional	Example	Example Reference	Frequency
先君	先君	先君之思	The Book of Songs 《詩經》國風‧邶‧燕燕 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Yan Yan	30
先轸	先軫	先軫曰	The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》僖公 Lord Xi	10
先正	先正	羣公先正	The Book of Songs 《詩經》大雅‧蕩之什‧雲漢 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Dang - Yun Han	6
先蔑	先蔑	使先蔑	The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》文公 Lord Wen	6
先人	先人	念昔先人	The Book of Songs 《詩經》小雅‧節南山之什‧小宛 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Xiao Wan	5
先哲王	先哲王	往敷求于殷先哲王	Book of Documents 《尚書》周書康誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement to the Prince of Kang	4
请先	請先	請先相見	The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》隱公 Lord Yin	4
殷先	殷先	往敷求于殷先哲王	Book of Documents 《尚書》周書康誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement to the Prince of Kang	4
先书	先書	先書	The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》序 Preface	4
先儒	先儒	先儒所傳	The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》序 Preface	3