先生

Traditional form:

先生

Pinyin (reading):

xiānsheng

Definitions:

• teacher
• gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
• husband
• (dialect) doctor
• CL:位 (wèi)

Characters:

• 先 - first, former, previous
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth

Traditional characters:

• 先 - first, former, previous
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth