先生 xiānsheng sir

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Measure word: 位

Stroke order

先生 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

先生 — the Chinese character for sir (xiānsheng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 先生 — sir

先 — 6 strokes
生 — 5 strokes

Senses

teacher
gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
husband
(dialect) doctor

Characters in 先生

先 xiān — beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
生 shēng — to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

先生是我的老师。Xiānsheng shì wǒ de lǎoshī.The gentleman is my teacher.
先生，请坐。Xiānsheng, qǐng zuò.Sir, please sit.

Related words

先生 is pronounced xiānsheng and means “sir”.

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