先哲 xiān zhé ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄜˊ sin1 zit3
- the wise and learned individuals of the past
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先
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 优先 優先 yōu xiān ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢ jau1 sin1 to have priority; to take precedence
- 先例 xiān lì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ sin1 lai6 precedent
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
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- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 先进 先進 xiān jìn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ sin1 zeon3 sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
- 先锋 先鋒 xiān fēng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ sin1 fung1 vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
- 先驱 先驅 xiān qū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄩ sin1 keoi1 to pioneer
- 原先 yuán xiān ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ jyun4 sin1 originally
- 率先 shuài xiān ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ seot1 sin1 to take the lead
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 预先 預先 yù xiān ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ jyu6 sin1 beforehand; in advance
- 领先 領先 lǐng xiān ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ling5 sin1 to lead
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
- 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 占先 佔先 zhàn xiān ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢ zim3 sin1 to take precedence
- 尽先 儘先 jǐn xiān ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zeon2 sin1 in the first instance
- 先主 xiān zhǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ sin1 zyu2 former ruler; founding ruler
哲
- 哲学 哲學 zhé xué ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zit3 hok6 philosophy
- 哲人 zhé rén ㄓㄜˊ ㄖㄣˊ zit3 jan4 wise man
- 哲思 zhé sī ㄓㄜˊ ㄙ zit3 si1 philosophical reflection; contemplative philosophical thought
- 哲理 zhé lǐ ㄓㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ zit3 lei5 philosophic theory
- 李哲 Lǐ Zhé ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄜˊ lei5 zit3 Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗 (656-710), reigned 705-710
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- 圣哲 聖哲 shèng zhé ㄕㄥˋ ㄓㄜˊ sing3 zit3 sage
- 赫哲 Hè zhé ㄏㄜˋ ㄓㄜˊ haak1 zit3 Hezhen ethnic group
- 马哲 馬哲 mǎ zhé ㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊ maa5 zit3 Marxist philosophy
- 哲人石 zhé rén shí ㄓㄜˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˊ zit3 jan4 sek6 philosopher's stone
- 哲学史 哲學史 zhé xué shǐ ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕˇ zit3 hok6 si2 history of philosophy
- 哲学家 哲學家 zhé xué jiā ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄚ zit3 hok6 gaa1 philosopher
- 哲蚌寺 Zhé bàng sì ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄤˋ ㄙˋ zit3 pong5 zi6 Drepung monastery, Lhasa, Tibet
- 埃森哲 Āi sēn zhé ㄞ ㄙㄣ ㄓㄜˊ aai1 sam1 zit3 Accenture (company)
- 李远哲 李遠哲 Lǐ Yuǎn zhé ㄌㄧˇ ㄩㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ lei5 jyun5 zit3 Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986
- 柯文哲 Kē Wén zhé ㄎㄜ ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊ o1 man4 zit3 Ko Wen-je (1959-), Taiwanese independent politician, Mayor of Taipei City from 2014
- 肇俊哲 Zhào Jùn zhé ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄓㄜˊ siu6 zeon3 zit3 Zhao Junzhe (1979-), Chinese football player
- 范思哲 Fàn sī zhé ㄈㄢˋ ㄙ ㄓㄜˊ faan6 si1 zit3 Versace (fashion designer)
- 赫哲族 Hè zhé zú ㄏㄜˋ ㄓㄜˊ ㄗㄨˊ haak1 zit3 zuk6 Hezhen ethnic group
- 赫哲语 赫哲語 Hè zhé yǔ ㄏㄜˋ ㄓㄜˊ ㄩˇ haak1 zit3 jyu5 Hezhen language (of Hezhen ethnic group of Heilongjiang province)
- 陶哲轩 陶哲軒 Táo Zhé xuān ㄊㄠˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄢ tou4 zit3 hin1 Terence Tao, Chinese-Australian mathematician, Fields medalist in 2006
Idioms with these characters
- 笨鸟先飞 笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- 敢为人先 敢為人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ gam2 wai4 jan4 sin1 to dare to be first
- 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄥ zit3 zuk1 sin1 dang1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
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- 溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ hap6 sin1 ziu1 lou6 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ san1 sin1 ziu1 lou6 body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 未卜先知 wèi bǔ xiān zhī ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1 (idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight
- 闻风先遁 聞風先遁 wén fēng xiān dùn ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄣˋ man4 fung1 sin1 deon6 to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
- 先睹为快 先睹為快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ sin1 dou2 wai4 faai3 (idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)
- 先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4 (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
- 先来后到 先來後到 xiān lái hòu dào ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ sin1 loi4 hau6 dou3 (idiom) in order of arrival; first come, first served