先前 xiānqián previously

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Stroke order

先前 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

先前 — the Chinese character for previously (xiānqián), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 先前 — previously

先 — 6 strokes
前 — 9 strokes

Characters in 先前

先 xiān — beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
前 qián — front; forward; ahead

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

Related words

先前 is pronounced xiānqián and means “previously”.

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