前

qián

front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly

Radical: 刂 HSK 1 f, v

Components & Etymology

前 decomposes into the following components:

丷 一 刖

Words containing 前

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 前.

上前
shàng qián
to go forward
之前
zhī qián
before
事前
shì qián
in advance
产前
chǎn qián
prenatal
从前
cóng qián
previously
以前
yǐ qián
before
先前
xiān qián
before
前世
qián shì
previous generations
前事
qián shì
past events
前些
qián xiē
a few (days, years etc) ago
前人
qián rén
predecessor
前件
qián jiàn
antecedent (logic)

Related characters (radical 刂)

Characters that share the radical 刂.

刂 刈 刊 刎 刑 划 刖 列 刘 则 刚 创 删 判 別 刨 利 刪 别 刭 刮 到 刳 制

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