Memory phrase for the character: 前

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Top: a part 䒑 of the head/horns of a sheep 羊, bottom: meat 月/肉, knife, cut刂

The horns and the flesh are cut (beginning) at the front position.

前	front
月	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".
刂	cut	It is typically at the right side of the character.

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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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