先天
xiān tiānㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ
Traditional: 先天
HSK 3.0 · 7–9TOCFL 5
Meaning(noun)
embryonic period (contrasted with 后天 [hòu tiān]); inborn; innate; natural
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Stroke order
TIÊN · 6 strokes
early; prior; former; in advance; first
THIÊN · 4 strokes
day; sky; heaven
Related words
- 先生 xiān sheng — teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor
- 先 xiān — early; prior; former; in advance; first
- 首先 shǒu xiān — first (of all); in the first place
- 事先 shì xiān — in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior
- 祖先 zǔ xiān — ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
- 领先 lǐng xiān — to lead; to be in front
- 先进 xiān jìn — advanced (technology); to advance
- 优先 yōu xiān — to have priority; to take precedence