首先 shǒuxiān First

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Stroke order

首先 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

首先 — the Chinese character for First (shǒuxiān), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 首先 — First

首 — 9 strokes
先 — 6 strokes

Characters in 首先

首 shǒu — head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc)
先 xiān — beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now

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

Example sentences

首先我们要看地图。Shǒuxiān wǒmen yào kàn dìtú.First we must look at the map.
首先感谢大家的帮助。Shǒuxiān gǎnxiè dàjiā de bāngzhù.First of all, thank you all for your help.

Related words

首先 is pronounced shǒuxiān and means “First”.

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