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先后

Traditional: 先後

xiān hòu

HSK 3.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

xiān hòu · sin1 hau6 (Jyutping)

  1. early or late; first and last; priority
  2. in succession; one after another

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

先

Meaning
first, former, previous
Radical
儿
Strokes
6
Components
⿱⿰？土儿
Cangjie
HGHU
Four-corner
2421.1

后

Meaning
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
Radical
口
Strokes
6
Components
⿸？口
Cangjie
HMR
Four-corner
7226.1

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