shēn

go forward

Duplicate of (first).

Components
先 meaning component

  Meaning component

xiān

  

first

先 meaning component

  Meaning component

xiān

  

first

Evolution

兟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
兟 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shēn

to advance

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*s<r>ər

srin

shēn

to advance (Shuōwén)


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

12

Unicode

U+515F

Shuowen

“兟,進也。从二先。贊从此。闕。”


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