common

ゼン/ZEN/    まえ/mae/    -まえ/-mae/ZEN/ゼン/    mae/まえ/    -mae/-まえ/

in front;  before

Radical: (knife).   Strokes: 9画.   Elements: 一刂月并.   Pinyin: qián.   Hangul:  [jeon].   Nanori: さき / さと / まいsaki / sato / mai.

Jōyō Kanji 2nd Grade.   JLPT N5.

Example compounds:
ゼンZEN世界ぜんせかいzensekai】prehistoric age
ぜんもんzenmon】front gate
ぜんぺんzenpen】first part; first volume; prequel
まえmae分けわけまえwakemae】share; portion; quota; cut
まえがみmaegami】forelock; bangs
まえあしmaeashi】forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
Codepoints and classification codes:
524dUnicode
33-16JIS X 0208
2-3-6SKIP
2o7.3TKD
8022.1Four Corner
943De Roo
Dictionary indices:
595Classic Nelson
490The New Nelson Character Dictionary by A. Nelson
2266New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by J. Halpern
1453Kanji Learner's Dictionary by J. Halpern
290Remembering the Kanji by J. Heisig
38A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage (Gakken)
921Japanese Names by P.G. O'Neill
139Essential Kanji by P.G. O'Neill
2011XDaikanwajiten 「大漢和辞典」 by T. Morohashi vol. 2 p. 272
159A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters by K.G. Henshall
47Kanji & Kana by Spahn and Hadamitzky
102Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese (H) by F. Sakade
23Kanji Flashcards by M. Hodges and T. Okazaki
177Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese: Third Edition 3rd edition by Henshall
182Tuttle Kanji Cards by A. Kask
53The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power by D. Crowley
29Kanji in Context by Nishiguchi and Kono
2.3Japanese for Busy People by the AJLT
196Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
296Y. Maniette's French adaptation of Heisig