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. 年 is the 45th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 181 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𠂉,
Radical :
=> 丿 (bend), (one), (ten), (N/A), (line)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Nian2 - surname Nian
  2. nian2 - year/CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

今年 
 
拜年 
新年 
龙年 (龍年)

Medium Frequency

兔年 
去年 
少年 
年代 
年夜 
年夜饭 (年夜飯)
年年 
年底 
年度 
年会 (年會)
年纪 (年紀)
年级 (年級)
年终 (年終)
年华 (年華)
年货 (年貨)
年轻 (年輕)
年头 (年頭)
年龄 (年齡)
明年 
更年期 
当年 (當年)
童年 
周年 (週年)
过年 (過年)
青年 
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.