先

Its Chinese romanisation (pinyin) is xiān / xiàn. Its Cantonese romanisation (jyutping) is sin1. This character is unusual in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore.

Cantonese Pronunciation

Mandarin Pronunciation

Simplified Chinese

先

Cantonese Pinyin

sin1

Hanyu Pinyin

xiān / xiàn

Mandarin Phonetic Symbols

ㄒㄧㄢ / ㄒㄧㄢˋ

Popularity (Boy)

Mainland China: ★☆☆☆☆
Hong Kong: ★☆☆☆☆
Macau: ★☆☆☆☆
Taiwan: ★☆☆☆☆
Malaysia: ★☆☆☆☆
Singapore: ★☆☆☆☆

Popularity (Girl)

Mainland China: ★☆☆☆☆
Hong Kong: ★☆☆☆☆
Macau: ★☆☆☆☆
Taiwan: ★☆☆☆☆
Malaysia: ★☆☆☆☆
Singapore: ★☆☆☆☆

Chinese Commercial Code

0341

Five Elements

Metal

The boy names that contain the character 先

先銘 峻先 弋先 釗先 先朗 先希 先鍇 予先 先寰 先耀
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The girl names that contain the character 先

先彤 先儀 美先 先恩 先芸 先悅 沁先 泳先 芷先 先珍
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