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Chinese symbol for “chronological”

按时间先后
àn shí jiān xiān hòu
Traditional: 按時間先後
chronological

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chronological is 按时间先后 (àn shí jiān xiān hòu), defined as: chronological.

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

按 àn
to check, to control, to push, to restrain
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes
时 shí
time, season; period, era, age
radical 72 ⽇ · 7 strokes
间 jiān
between, among; midpoint; space, place, locality
radical 169 ⾨ · 7 strokes
先 xiān
first, former, previous
radical 10 ⼉ · 6 strokes
后 hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 按时间先后.

WordPinyinMeaning
按照àn zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; on the basis of
按摩àn mómassage; to massage
按钮 (按鈕)àn niǔto push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)
按时 (按時)àn shíon time; before deadline
按键 (按鍵)àn jiànbutton or key (on a device); keystroke
按下àn xiàto press down; to press a button
时间 (時間)shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time
时候 (時候)shí houtime; length of time
之间 (之間)zhī jiān(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间 (
先生xiān shengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
最后 (最後)zuì hòufinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end

See also: Japanese symbol for “chronological”.

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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