前 (qián) — Chinese Character

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

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 前.

上前

shàng qián

之前

zhī qián

事前

shì qián

产前

chǎn qián

从前

cóng qián

以前

yǐ qián

先前

xiān qián

前世

qián shì

前事

qián shì

前些

qián xiē

前人

qián rén

前件

qián jiàn

Characters that share the radical 刂.

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