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)

Stroke order

前 stroke order diagram
前 stroke order animation

Words containing 前

Word Meaning
in the past; formerly
alveolar
All Saints' Eve; Halloween
All Saints' Eve; Halloween
wriggle
wriggle
BCE (before the Common Era); BC (before Christ)
foresight
foresight
excessive consumption; overspending on luxuries
excessive consumption; overspending on luxuries
to aim in front of a moving target
to aim in front of a moving target
hesitant and not daring to move forward (idiom)
it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiom)
it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiom)
to stumble at every step; fail again and again
keep failing; stumble at every step
to be at a standstill; to mark time
hesitant to take action
hesitant to take action
to falter; to stall
to falter; to stall
to hesitate; to hesitate to move forward; to hold back
fig. Everything will turn out for the best.