• 93rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.20% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 289 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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Example Words

Common

之前 
以前 
前世 
前面 
提前 
目前 
面前 

Uncommon

上前 
前任 
前来 (前來)
前夕 
前夜 
前天 
前奏 
前妻 
前年 
前往 
前后 (前後)
前所未有 
前提 
前方 
前景 
前期 
前段 
前程 
前者 
前台 (前臺)
前卫 (前衛)
前辈 (前輩)
前途 
前进 (前進)
前锋 (前鋒)
前门 (前門)
史前 
向前 
婚前 
往前 
从前 (從前)
日前 
此前 
生前 
当前 (當前)
眼前 

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  • 54th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.27% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 200 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

Common

所以 
所有 

Uncommon

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)
研究所 
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 126 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

Common

未来 (未來)

Uncommon

前所未有 
从未 (從未)
意犹未尽 (意猶未盡)
未免 
未尝 (未嘗)
未央 
未婚 
未婚妻 
未必 
未成年人 
未知 
未知数 (未知數)
未解 

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  • 8th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.92% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 544 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

Common

只有 
所有 
拥有 (擁有)
有些 
有点 (有點)
没有 (沒有)

Uncommon

一无所有 (一無所有)
三生有幸 
事业有成 (事業有成)
占有 (佔有)
具有 
前所未有 
含有 
唯有 
富有 
带有 (帶有)
有别 (有別)
有利 
有力 
有助 
有助于 (有助於)
有史以来 (有史以來)
有名 
有害 
有幸 
有待 
有心 
有情人 
有意 
有意思 
有所 
有效 
有时 (有時)
有时候 (有時候)
有望 
有机 (有機)
有用 
有的 
有的时候 (有的時候)
有益 
有空 
有缘 (有緣)
有色 
有趣 
有钱 (有錢)
有钱人 (有錢人)
有关 (有關)
有限 
有点儿 (有點兒)
特有 
稀有 
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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