Question

0239 先 ㄒㄧㄢ early; prior; former; in advance; first

Accepted Answer

before 先 xiān 先的字源http://zhongwen.com/cgi-bin/zipux2.cgi?b5=%A5%FD・先的筆順http://stroke-order.learningweb.moe.edu.tw/word_detail.jsp?big5=A5FD・先在n词酷http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/%E5%85%88・先在RTK：beforehttp://kanji.koohii.com/study/?framenum=248

Heisig number	0239
Keyword	before
Traditional	先
Simplified	先
Zhuyin	ㄒㄧㄢ
Pinyin	xiān
Connotation	early; prior; former; in advance; first
References	先的字源 http://zhongwen.com/cgi-bin/zipux2.cgi?b5=%A5%FD ・先的筆順 http://stroke-order.learningweb.moe.edu.tw/word_detail.jsp?big5=A5FD ・先在n词酷 http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/%E5%85%88 ・先在RTK：before http://kanji.koohii.com/study/?framenum=248

先 ㄒㄧㄢ Xiān Early Prior Advance

先ㄒㄧㄢ Xiān Early Prior Advance