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. 往 is the 369th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 41 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (step), (jade), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wang3 - to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for/past/previous

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 往 (wang3): The component 王 is pronounced as 'wang2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 往 (wang3): The component 王 is pronounced as 'wang4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
往事 
往往 

Medium Frequency

一如既往 
交往 
以往 
前往 
向往 (嚮往)
往来 (往來)
往前 
往外 
往常 
往年 
往后 (往後)
往日 
往返 
通往 
过往 (過往)
开往 (開往)
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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