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前
- qián (qian²) Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
- ㄑㄧㄢˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
- qian² Mandarin, Chengdu, Sichuanese
- qián Mandarin, 西安, 關中話拼音
- cién Mandarin, 南京, 南京話拼音
- чян (či͡an, I) Mandarin, Dongan, Cyrillic
- cin⁴ Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong
- cin⁴ Cantonese, 東莞話, 擴展粵拼
- ten³ Cantonese, Taishanese, Wiktionary specific
- qien² Gan, Wiktionary specific
- chhièn Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
- cien Hakka, Hakka Romanization System, 海陸
- qiên² Hakka, 梅縣, 客家話拼音
- qie¹ Jin, Wiktionary specific
- chîng Min Bei, 建寧羅馬字
- sèng Min Dong, Foochow Romanized
- cièng Min Dong, Foochow Romanized
- se² Puxian Min, Pouseng Ping'ing
- sinn² Puxian Min, Pouseng Ping'ing
- senn² Puxian Min, Pouseng Ping'ing
- zeng² Puxian Min, Pouseng Ping'ing
- chêng Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
- chûiⁿ Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
- châiⁿ Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
- chiân Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
- chûn Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
- chân Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
- zoin⁵ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
- zain⁵ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
Where it comes from
原字歬，即會意漢字：止 (“脚”) + 舟 – 船上的一隻腳正在前進。或者舟代表鞋子(參見說文的履：舟象履形) — 一隻腳穿上鞋子向前進。
當前字形上方的止簡化為䒑和舟變為月。目前的字形加上刀就是剪 (上古 *ʔslenʔ)的原形。
未知（Schuessler, 2007）。
In English
Talk about this word "前." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%89%8D. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. 前. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%89%8D "前." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%89%8D.Cite this
@misc{micwyn_2026,
title = {前},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%89%8D},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
