1. 前
  2. 沿

前

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Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
前 => 䒑, 刖
Radical :
前 => 丷 (eight/divide), 一 (one), 月 (moon), 刂 (knife)
Graphical :
前 => 丷, 一, 冂, 二, 亅, 丨

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 
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 

Appears In:

前 also appears in:
箭剪煎翦湔鬋

沿

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Previous (纷)Next (喊)

Meta:

  1. 沿 is the 1180th most frequent character.
  2. 沿 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 沿 appears as a character in 16 words.
  4. 沿 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
沿 => 氵, No glyph available
Radical :
沿 => 氵 (water), 几 (table), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
沿 => ⺀, ㇀, 丿, ㇠, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yan2 - along/following (a line)
  2. yan4 - riverside (often with 兒|儿 erhua)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

沿着 (沿著)
沿途 

Medium Frequency

前沿 
沿 
沿岸 
沿江 
沿海 
沿线 (沿線)
沿路 
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.
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