• 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

also appears in:

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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  • 15th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.56% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 174 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lái (lai2)to come • to arrive • to come round • ever since • next

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

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Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
来自 (來自)
出来 (出來)
原来 (原來)
回来 (回來)
起来 (起來)
越来越 (越來越)

Medium Frequency

上来 (上來)
下来 (下來)
以来 (以來)
来到 (來到)
来回 (來回)
来年 (來年)
来源 (來源)
来临 (來臨)
来说 (來說)
来电 (來電)
传来 (傳來)
到来 (到來)
如来 (如來)
将来 (將來)
带来 (帶來)
后来 (後來)
从来 (從來)
想来 (想來)
拿来 (拿來)
接下来 (接下來)
未来 (未來)
本来 (本來)
用来 (用來)
看来 (看來)
进来 (進來)
过来 (過來)
醒来 (醒來)
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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.