qián

front; before; forward

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 93rd character
Radical ⼑ (18.7)
Strokes 9
Index # 1650

Definitions

前 qián
  1. 1. front
  2. 2. before
  3. 3. forward
  4. 4. ahead
  5. 5. first
  6. 6. ago
  7. 7. top (followed by a number)
  8. 8. former
  9. 9. formerly
  10. 10. future
  11. 11. BC (e.g. 前293nián)

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Words containing 前

Word Meaning
one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
former prime minister
former prime minister
former president
former president
premodifier (grammar)
premodifier (grammar)
preposition
preposition
front wing (of insect)
forestomach; proventriculus
human chest; breast
(fig.) famished; (lit.) chest sticking to back
(fig.) famished; (lit.) chest sticking to back
one moment ..., (the next ...); leading foot (in walking)
forelegs
front desk; reception desk; (computing) front-end
premolar tooth
bow cabin; fore hold (on ship)
bow cabin; fore hold (on ship)
former Soviet Union
former Soviet Union
avant-garde; vanguard; forward (soccer position)
to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)