跟 gēn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 足 — foot
- Made of
- 足 foot 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
跟前
gēnqián
in front of; near
Characters in this word
前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
Example phrases
- 猫在门跟前。 Māo zài mén gēnqián. The cat is by the door.
- 书在我跟前。 Shū zài wǒ gēnqián. The book is in front of me.
- 别到车跟前。 Bié dào chē gēnqián. Do not go near the car.
Related words
- 跟 gēn with; to follow
- 高跟鞋 gāogēnxié high-heeled shoes
- 跟随 gēnsuí to follow
- 前 qián front, before
- 前边 qiánbian front, in front
- 前天 qiántiān the day before yesterday
- 面前 miànqián in front of
- 前年 qiánnián the year before last
- 以前 yǐqián before; in the past
- 从前 cóngqián in the past; long ago
- 目前 mùqián now; at present
- 前后 qiánhòu front and back