前头
HSK 4 (2021)
前头 (qiántou) · in front
前头 (qiántou) means “in front; ahead”. It is written with 2 characters: 前 (front) + 头 (head). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 前头 is built
The characters
前 qián · front
What 前 is made of
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刖yuè — cutting off the feet as a form of punishment
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 月yuè — moon; month
头 tóu · head
What 头 is made of
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: high (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
银行就在前头。Yínháng jiù zài qiántou.The bank is just ahead.
谁站在最前头？Shéi zhàn zài zuì qiántou?Who is standing at the very front?
Questions about 前头
What does 前头 mean?
前头 (qiántou) means “in front; ahead”.
How do you pronounce 前头?
前头 is pronounced qiántou.
Which HSK level is 前头?
前头 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 前边qiánbianin front
- 前天qiántiānday before yesterday
- 面前miànqiánin front of
- 前年qiánniánthe year before last
- 以前yǐqiánbefore
- 从前cóngqiánbefore
- 目前mùqiánat present
- 前后qiánhòuaround (a time)
- 前进qiánjìnto go forward
- 前面qiánmiànin front
Learn 前头 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.