Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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
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前
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front | |
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月
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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".) |
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刂
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cut | (It is typically at the right side of the character.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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 |
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