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Word definition:

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]
HSK 3

Character decomposition:

CharacterTot Str
Rad / Str
Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *前* | 前* | *前
9画
in front, forward; preceding
8022.1
TBLN
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *面* | 面* | *面
9画
face; surface; plane; side, dimension
1060.0
MWYL

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *前* | 前* | *前
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 293) / former / formerly
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *面* | 面* | *面
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *面* | 面* | *面
variant of 麵|面
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *面* | 面* | *面
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless


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