Spot 刖
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
刖 component
yuè · cutting off the feet as a form of punishment
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 刖
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue刖Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 刖 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
前=
丷+一
俞=
亼
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 刖 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
前qián
front
HSK 3.0 · L1前面qiánmiànahead
HSK 3.0 · L2面前miànqiánin front of
HSK 3.0 · L3前年qiánniánthe year before last
HSK 3.0 · L3前天qiántiānthe day before yesterday
HSK 3.0 · L3以前yǐqiánbefore
HSK 3.0 · L3目前mùqiánat the present time
HSK 3.0 · L4前方qiánfāngahead
HSK 3.0 · L4前后qiánhòuaround
HSK 3.0 · L4提前tíqiánto shift to an earlier date
HSK 3.0 · L4眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyes
HSK 3.0 · L4之前zhīqiánbefore
HSK 3.0 · L4