• 93rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.20% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 137 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

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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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  • 54th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.27% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 102 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. suǒ (suo3)actually • place • classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc • that which • particle introducing a relative clause or passive • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
所以 
所有 

Medium Frequency

一无所有 (一無所有)
不知所措 
之所以 
前所未有 
场所 (場所)
厕所 (廁所)
所在 
所谓 (所謂)
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
有所 
派出所 
无所事事 (無所事事)
无所谓 (無所謂)
理所当然 (理所當然)
随心所欲 (隨心所欲)
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  • 385th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wèi (wei4)not yet • did not • have not • not • 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

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Example Words

High Frequency

 
未来 (未來)

Medium Frequency

前所未有 
从未 (從未)
意犹未尽 (意猶未盡)
未婚 
未必 
未知 
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  • 8th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.92% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 238 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǒu (you3)to have • there is • there are • to exist • to be

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yǒu (you3)The component is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 
没有 (沒有)

Medium Frequency

具有 
只有 
含有 
唯有 
所有 
拥有 (擁有)
有些 
有意思 
有所 
有效 
有时 (有時)
有时候 (有時候)
有的 
有空 
有趣 
有钱 (有錢)
有关 (有關)
有限 
有点 (有點)
还有 (還有)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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