1. 前
  2. 赴
  3. 后
  4. 继

前

Previous (本)Next (开)
  • 93rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.20% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 289 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
前→
䒑刖
2Radical
前→
丷eight/divide一one月moon刂knife
3Graphical
前→
丷一冂二亅丨

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

前 also appears in:
箭剪煎翦湔鬋

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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赴

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Previous (搭)Next (岳)
  • 1840th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
赴→
走卜
2Radical
赴→
走run卜divination
3Graphical
赴→
一丨一龰丨丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fù (fu4)to go • to visit (e.g. another country) • to attend (a banquet etc)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 赴 fù (fu4)The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bǔ' (bu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

全力以赴 
奔赴 

Uncommon

前赴后继 (前赴後繼)
赴汤蹈火 (赴湯蹈火)
赴约 (赴約)
赶赴 (趕赴)

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后

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Previous (发)Next (作)
  • 48th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.29% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 321 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
后→
⺁𠮛
2Radical
后→
⺁cliff一one口mouth
3Graphical
后→
丿㇒一口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hòu (Hou4)surname Hou
2. hòu (hou4)empress • queen
3. hòu (hou4)back • behind • rear • afterwards • after • later

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 后 hòu (hou4)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

后 also appears in:
垢逅诟骺郈詬

Example Words

Common

之后 (之後)
今后 (今後)
以后 (以後)
后来 (後來)
后悔 (後悔)
后面 (後面)
最后 (最後)
然后 (然後)

Uncommon

事后 (事後)
先后 (先後)
前后 (前後)
午后 (午後)
天后 
幕后 (幕後)
往后 (往後)
后世 (後世)
后人 (後人)
后代 (後代)
后台 (後台)
后天 (後天)
后宫 (後宮)
后年 (後年)
后期 (後期)
后果 (後果)
后续 (後續)
后者 (後者)
后卫 (後衛)
后退 (後退)
后遗症 (後遺症)
后边 (後邊)
后门 (後門)
日后 (日後)
此后 (此後)
死而后已 (死而後已)
皇后 
稍后 (稍後)
背后 (背後)
落后 (落後)
观后感 (觀後感)
身后 (身後)
过后 (過後)
酒后 (酒後)
随后 (隨後)

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继

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Previous (尼)Next (送)
  • 654th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
继→
纟No glyph available
2Radical
继→
纟silk㇗N/A米rice
3Graphical
继→
㇛一㇗一丨八丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jì (ji4)to continue • to follow after • to go on with • to succeed • to inherit • then • afterwards

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 继 jì (ji4)The component 纟 is pronounced as 'sī' (si1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 继 jì (ji4)The component 米 is pronounced as 'mǐ' (mi3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

继续 (繼續)

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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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