qián
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
qián
coin
money
CL:筆|笔[bi3]
unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]
shū qiān
bookmark
CL:張|张[zhāng]
also written 書籤|书签[shū qiān]
shū qiān
variant of 書籤|书签[shū qiān]
bookmark
qiàn
deficient
to owe
to lack
yawn
Zhú bō
Tsukuba, university city in Chiba prefecture 千葉縣|千叶县[Qiān yè xiàn], east of Tokyo, Japan
qiān
inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc)
small wood sliver
label
tag
qiān
to sign one's name
visa
variant of 籤|签[qian1]
hé qián tǐng
nuclear submarine
abbr. for 核動力潛艇|核动力潜艇[hé dòng lì qián tǐng]
qiàn
to apologize
to regret
deficient
chōu qiān
variant of 抽籤|抽签[chōu qiān]
chōu qiān
variant of 抽籤|抽签[chōu qiān]
qiǎn
to dispatch
to send
to dispel
qián
hidden
secret
latent
to hide
to conceal
to submerge
to dive
Sī mǎ Qiān
Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography
qián
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven
male principle
☰
ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
qián
pincers
pliers
tongs
claw (of animal)
to grasp with pincers
to pinch
to clamp
to restrain
to restrict
to gag
qiān
a drill (for boring through rock)
qiān
to lead along
to pull (an animal on a tether)
(bound form) to involve
to draw in
chǎn jiǎn
abbr. for 產前檢查|产前检查[chǎn qián jiǎn chá]
yá qiān
variant of 牙籤|牙签[yá qiān]
toothpick
qiān
to move
to shift
to change (a position or location etc)
to promote
Wéi chéng
Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鐘書|钱钟书, filmed as a TV serial
qiàn
Rubia cordifolia
Indian madder
munjeet
qián
to act with reverence
reverent
qiān
thousand (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
qiàn
pretty
winsome
to ask for sb's help
son-in-law (old)
qiān
to seize
to pull
to hold up the hem of clothes
Qián
abbr. for Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
qiān
to lift (clothes, sheets)
lower garments
qiān
road leading north and south
Qián Xué sēn
Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), Chinese scientist and aeronautical engineer
Qiān ān
Qian'an county level city in Tangshan 唐山[Tang2 shan1], Hebei
qiàn
Gorgon plant
fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox)
makhana (Hindi)
Qián xiàn
Qian county in Xiányáng 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
Qián Zhōng shū
Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), literary academic and novelist, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城
Shù yáng xiàn
Shuyang county in Suqian 宿遷|宿迁[Sù qiān shì], Jiangsu
qiān
short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc
skewer
prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc
(dialect) to stick in
to bolt (a door)
to arrange (flowers in a vase)
to graft (tree)
to pedicure
to peel (an apple etc)
Qiān ān shì
Qian'an county level city in Tangshan 唐山[Tang2 shan1], Hebei
Wèng ān
Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
Zhāng Qiān
Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC
Lóng lǐ
Longli county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
Sì hóng xiàn
Sihong county in Suqian 宿遷|宿迁[Sù qiān shì], Jiangsu
Sì yáng xiàn
Siyang county in Suqian 宿遷|宿迁[Sù qiān shì], Jiangsu
qiān
even level. to raise in both hands
tài shǐ gōng
Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁 refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史记
qiàn
dark red color (of silk product)
Táo Qián
Tao Qian or Tao Yuanming 陶渊明|陶淵明 (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
kāng qián shèng shì
booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors)
Qián guō xiàn
Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
qiǎn
pelvic cavity
lower abdomen
Qián ān
Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
Qián Qǐ
Qian Qi (c. 710-780), Tang Dynasty poet
Wèng ān xiàn
Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
qiān
kilowatt
see also 千瓦[qiān wǎ]
qián qí chēn
Qian Qichen (Chinese vice-premier)
jì zhuàn tǐ
history genre based on biography, such as Sima Qian's Record of the Historian
Qián ān xiàn
Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
Lóng lǐ xiàn
Longli county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
Xiāo Qián
Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
hé dòng lì qián tǐng
nuclear submarine
same as 核潛艇|核潜艇[hé qián tǐng]
Qián guō ěr Luó sī Měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn
Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
qiān
a drill (for boring through rock)
qián
planet Venus in the morning
qián
character used in place names
qiān
kilogram
see also 千克[qiān kè]
qián
archaic variant of 乾[qián]
qiàn
luxuriant growth of bamboo
qiān
variant of 褰, to hold up the hem of clothes
to lift up the skirts
qiān
variant of 搴[qian1], to seize
qián
big iron pot
cauldron
variant of 甑[zeng4], rice pot
qiàn
a pall to cover the hearse
yào qiān
variant of 藥籤|药签[yào qiān]
medical swab
Qián guō zhèn
Qian Gorlos township, capital of Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county 前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣|前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县, Songyuan, Jilin
qī àn
dismal
somber
also written 淒暗|凄暗[qi1 an4]
mián yào qiān
variant of 棉藥籤|棉药签[mián yào qiān]
medical swab
Qián Qí chēn
Qian Qichen (1928-), former Chinese vice premier
qiān
Japanese variant of 籤|签[qian1]
Qián Xiàn
Qian County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
Tài shǐ gōng
Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1] refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]
qiān
old variant of 鉛|铅[qian1]
qiān
a field of three li
old variant of 阡[qian1]
Qiān
name of a river flowing through Gansu to Shaanxi Province
qián
a variety of grass
nettle
qiān
old variant of 遷|迁[qian1]