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U+524D, 前
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-524D

[U+524C]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+524E]

Translingual

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Han character

(Kangxi radical 18, +7, 9 strokes, cangjie input 廿月中弓 (TBLN), four-corner 80221, composition )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 140, character 15
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2011
  • Dae Jaweon: page 318, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 248, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+524D
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Chinese

Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 前, Western Zhou ...

Originally , an ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): (foot) + (boat) – a foot on a boat moving forward. Alternatively, represents a shoe (cf. Shuowen : 舟象履形) — a foot with a shoe on to walk forward.

In the current form, is simplified to and to . The current form with an additional (“knife”) (𠝣 > 𣦃 > 前) is the original form of (OC *ʔslenʔ, “to cut”).

Unrelated to .

Etymology 1

More information trad., simp. # ...

Unknown (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation


Note:
  • sèng - vernacular;
  • cièng - literary.

  • Dialectal data
More information Variety, Location ...

More information Rime, Character ...
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More information Zhengzhang system (2003), Character ...

Definitions

  1. front; forepart
       qiánfāng   the front
       qiánmén   front door
       wǎng qián zǒu   to move forward
    房子 [MSC, trad.]
    房子 [MSC, simp.]
    Fángzi qián yǒu yī kē shù. [Pinyin]
    There is a tree in front of the house.
    Antonym:  / (hòu)
  2. ago; before
       qián   previously; ago
       qián jǐ tiān   the other day
    時代时代   shǐqián shídài   prehistoric times
    習慣吃飯喝湯 [MSC, trad.]
    习惯吃饭喝汤 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ xíguàn chīfàn qián xiān hētāng. [Pinyin]
    I'm used to having soup before my meal.
  3. past; previous; former; earlier
       qiánrèn   predecessor
    副總統副总统   qián fùzǒngtǒng   ex-vice president
    功盡棄功尽弃   qiángōngjìnqì   all the previous effort is wasted
       qiánhàn   the Former (Western) Han
  4. top; foremost; leading
       qián sān míng   top three
  5. future; time ahead
       qiánchéng   future; prospects
  6. to move forward
    勇往直   yǒngwǎngzhíqián   to advance bravely
  7. a surname

Usage notes

(qián) may refer to either the past or the future depending on one's perspective that is often implied by the context idiomatically. The set phrase 前天 (qiántiān) specifically refers to the day before yesterday.

Compounds

Descendants

Sino-Xenic ():
  • Japanese: (ぜん) (zen)
  • Korean: 전(前) (jeon)
  • Vietnamese: tiền ()

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“to cut”).
(This character is an ancient form of ).

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