前 — Chinese character
前
qián
in front, forward; former, preceding
- Pinyin
- qián
- Radical
- 18 ⼑ (Knife)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 丷 一 刖
- Japanese
- 前 as a kanji
Common words with 前
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently |
| 之前 | zhī qián | before; prior to |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before; formerly |
| 前往 | qián wǎng | to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to |
| 面前 | miàn qián | in front of; facing |
| 当前 (當前) | dāng qián | the present time; to be faced with |
| 前进 (前進) | qián jìn | to go forward; to forge ahead |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead; in front |
| 年前 | nián qián | by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year |
| 提前 | tí qián | to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time |
| 日前 | rì qián | the other day; a few days ago |
| 眼前 | yǎn qián | before one's eyes; now |
English words written with 前
前 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 4 · Art of War 7 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 13 · Zhuangzi 39 · Great Learning 3 · Doctrine of the Mean 5
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 38
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 66
- Analects 9.10
- Analects 10.3
- Analects 15.5
- Analects 17.4
- Art of War 6.17
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