兟 to advance, two mushroom heads together 先,先,

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On-yomi [ Toggle rōmaji ]

シン
SHI　N

Kun-yomi

すす(む
su　su　mu

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先

セン,さき,ま first, to anticipate, to forestall, early, prior, former, in advance, the inevitable future; nozzle

　HEAD SLIDING, DAMMED FLOW with MUSHROOM-SHAPED, COPROPHILOUS, GROUND-BREAKING, INNOVATIVE NEW TECHNIQUE, NIGHT SOIL COPULATION
…or: PROSTRATED, LAID OUT FLAT with UP, ROD UP COPULATING
…or: GIVING NOTICE, 'RED FLAG' OF ATTENTION with BENT MALE COPULATING
…or: BEEF MEAT, IMPORTANT THING, HERD MEAT ASSET and COPULATING
…or: PULLING OUT, WITHDRAWAL with COPULATION
…or: SCREWING with HEAD and TIPSY COPULATING ALONE
　

先

セン,さき,ま first, to anticipate, to forestall, early, prior, former, in advance, the inevitable future; nozzle

Meanings of elements

FIRST of the FIRST
…or: BEING FIRST, ANTICIPATE EARLY IN ADVANCE, THE INEVITABLE FUTURE with THE NOZZLE
…or: ANTICIPATE RED FLAG COPULATION
…or: two HEADS for FECAL COPULATION

「Being first with the inevitable future of the nozzle」「anticipating red flag copulation」and「becoming informed about bent leg copulation with herd meat asset」as ADVANCING, learning the ropes and avoiding trouble from the start, hopefully not becoming infected or dying young. Note that the Japanese pronunciation also refers to「blackened, soot」and these elements may be suggestive of two coprophilous buddies,「two heads in fecal copulation」but exactly how that activity can be called an advancement is up to the reader's imagination…nonetheless, it does open up the potential pool of worldwide partners by including both sexes of most mammalian species, and perhaps that in itself might quality as ADVANCING to some folks.

Modern definitions (that generally disregard history) …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may list only pigeonholed definitions, euphemisms, or meaningless mnemonics)
Chinese: to advance
Unihan extended: to advance
EDRDG: to advance

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