Meta:

  1. 前 is the 93rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 137 words.
  4. appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (eight/divide), (one), (moon), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qian2 - front/forward/ahead/ago/before/first/former/formerly/future/BC (e.g. 前293年)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

之前 
以前 
 

Medium Frequency

前世 
前来 (前來)
前夕 
前夜 
前天 
前妻 
前年 
前往 
前后 (前後)
前所未有 
前提 
前方 
前景 
前期 
前程 
前者 
前辈 (前輩)
前途 
前进 (前進)
前面 
向前 
婚前 
往前 
从前 (從前)
提前 
日前 
此前 
当前 (當前)
目前 
眼前 
面前 

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Meta:

  1. 程 is the 314th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 62 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grain), (mouth), (jade)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Cheng2 - surname Cheng
  2. cheng2 - rule/order/regulations/formula/journey/procedure/sequence

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 程 (cheng2): The component 呈 is pronounced as 'cheng2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

全程 
启程 (啟程)
工程 
方程式 
旅程 
程度 
行程 
过程 (過程)

Medium Frequency

前程 
回程 
专程 (專程)
工程师 (工程師)
征程 
教程 
日程 
历程 (歷程)
流程 
 
程序 
程序员 (程序員)
编程 (編程)
课程 (課程)
起程 
路程 
车程 (車程)
返程 
进程 (進程)
运程 (運程)
远程 (遠程)
里程 
里程碑 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.