Memory phrase for the character: 前

前

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Meaning

front, ahead, before, first, former

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.

Radicals

前 front
月 moon, monthWhen 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 cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.
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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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