先端

xiānduān
  1. (literary) first
  2. (literary) the top part of a leaf, flower, fruit, etc.
  3. first
  4. the top part of a leaf, flower, fruit, etc.

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Entry Composition

=1 先 xiān
  1. beforehand; first; earlier
  2. at first; originally
  3. for the time being; for now
  4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
=1 先 xiǎn only used in 先馬／先马
=2 端 duān
  1. (bound form) tip; end; extremity
  2. (bound form) aspect; facet
  3. (bound form) upright; proper
  4. to hold sth level with both hands; to carry
  5. to eliminate; to wipe out
=2 端 duān
  1. old variant of 端 duān
  2. start
  3. origin