提前 (tíqián) · in advance

提 tí · to carry

What 提 is made of

• 扌shǒu — hand
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 亅 — hook
• 是shì — to be
  • 日rì — sun; day
    • 口kǒu — mouth
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 疋pǐ — foot shape

Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 是 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

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