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Chinese symbol for “alignment”

阵线
zhèn xiàn
Traditional: 陣線
a front (militant group); line of battle; alignment (towards a political party etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for alignment is 阵线 (zhèn xiàn), defined as: a front (militant group); line of battle; alignment (towards a political party etc).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

阵 zhèn
row, column; ranks, troop formation
radical 170 ⾩ · 6 strokes
线 xiàn
line, thread, wire; clue, trail
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “alignment”

WordPinyinMeaning
对准 (對準)duì zhǔnto aim at; to target
队列 (隊列)duì lièformation (of troops); alignment
连珠 (連珠)lián zhūjoined as a string of pearls; in rapid succession
对位 (對位)duì wèicounterpoint (in music etc); to align

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阵线.

WordPinyinMeaning
一阵 (一陣)yī zhèna burst; a fit
阵营 (陣營)zhèn yínggroup of people; camp
阵地 (陣地)zhèn dì(military) position; front
阵容 (陣容)zhèn róngtroop arrangement; battle formation
一阵子 (一陣子)yī zhèn zia while; a spell
路线 (路線)lù xiànitinerary; route
在线 (在線)zài xiànonline; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun
线路 (線路)xiàn lù(electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route

See also: Japanese symbol for “alignment”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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