Memory phrase for the Kanji: 前
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Meaning
| front, ahead, before, first, former
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Pronunciation |
qián |
Explanation |
Top: a part 䒑 of the head/horns of a sheep 羊, bottom: meat 月/肉, knife, cut刂 |
Mnemonic |
The horns and the flesh are cut (beginning) at the front position.
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Radicals
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前
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front | |
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月
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moon, month | When it is at the left in the character then often with the meaning "body part". If at the right, then as "moon, month, period". |
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刂
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cut | It is typically at the right side of the character. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 以前 |
yǐ qián |
before; formerly; previous; ago |
| 空前 |
kōng qián |
unprecedented |
| 跟前 |
gēn qian |
living with sb; nearby |
| 前秦 |
Qián Qín |
Former Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (351-395) |
| 前臂 |
qián bì |
forearm |
| 锦绣前程 |
jǐn xiù qián chéng |
a bright future; a rosy future; brilliant prospects |
| 前夕 |
qián xī |
eve; the day before |
| 停滞不前 |
tíng zhì bù qián |
stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant; in a rut; at a standstill |
| 前肢 |
qián zhī |
forelimb; foreleg |
| 前哨 |
qián shào |
outpost |
| 裹足不前 |
guǒ zú bù qián |
to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back |
| 裹足不前 |
guǒ zú bù qián |
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