Shuowen component 316: 先
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Component: 先
Seal font (Chongxi): 先
Mandarin: xiān
Sino-Vietnamese: tiên
Japanese: セン (sen) ; さき (saki) ; さきんずる (sakinzuru) ; まず (mazu)
Korean: SEN / 선
Unihan definition: first, former, previous
Variants: —
Shuowen entry
前進也。从儿从之。凡先之屬皆从先。