Chinese Character 前 Meanings and components.

Form

前

Meaning

前 meaning[3] in English

Front.

Forward.

Ahead.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 前 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to stop (止) , and to amputate one … (刖)

Its radical[1] is: 刀 (dao1) which means: Surname Dao, .刀dao1surname Dao

In cangjie it is written with TBLN

How to write 前

To write前qian2front you should write a combination of 止zhi3to stop , 刖yue4to amputate … arranged in a 吕 shape:

止 + 刖 = 前

前 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 前 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 前, looks as follow:

前
Pinyin:qian2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Front . Forward . Ahead . First . Top (Followed By A Number) . Future . Ago . Before . Bc (E.G. 前293年) . Former . Formerly
止
Pinyin:zhi3
Meaning[3]: To Stop . To Prohibit . Until . Only
刖
Pinyin:yue4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Amputate One Or Both Feet (Punishment In Imperial China) . See Also 五刑[Wu3 Xing2]
月
Pinyin:yue4
Meaning[3]: Moon . Month . Monthly . Cl:個|个[Ge4],輪|轮[Lun2]
刂
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: 'Knife' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 18) . See Also 立刀旁[Li4 Dao1 Pang2] . See Also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[Ce4 Dao1 Pang2]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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