early / prior / former / in advance / first

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the First Lady of the United States, FLOTUS.

In front of the anthill, Sun Wukong, the FLOTUS and Marie Curie dance around the golden calf. When it comes to be in favour of their gods, everyone of them wants to be first.

先 character breakdown

variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc
child / son

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: "son" (儿) sounds similar to "Sun" like in "Sun Wu Kong", so it's gonna be represented by the monkey king. Albert Einstein (Ø-) and Sun Wu Kong (儿) are fighting in the space station's kitchen (-Ø2). Their weapons: Albert Einstein has a shovel (乚), and Sun Wu Kong has a banana (丿).
non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final
ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]) / (slang) awesome

= 𠂉 + : A bull has been locked to a big cross in the outhouse's kitchen, and Nefertiti has the key. She promises to free the bull if he pledges allegiance to her leadership.
Character component without intrinsic meaning

= 丿 + : As ⺧ is a variant of 牛 I'm going to represent this character by a small cow: a golden calf.

Characters with 先 as component

barefooted
bamboo brush for utensils
name of an ancient state
large crowd

Words with 先

in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior
to have priority / to take precedence
strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
to take precedence
in the first instance / as a first priority
preliminary notification / to announce in advance
prior purchase right / right of first refusal (ROFR) / preemptive right to purchase
no first use (policy for nuclear weapons) / NFU

Sentences with 先

dài
ǎn
xia̅n
shàng
tia̅n
qù
kàn
kan