Chinese symbol for “forefront”
第一线
dì yī xiàn
Traditional: 第一線
front line; forefront
The closest CC-CEDICT match for forefront is 第一线 (dì yī xiàn), defined as: front line; forefront.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “forefront”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 第一线.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 第一 | dì yī | first; most important; primary; foremost |
| 第一次 | dì yī cì | the first time; for the first time |
| 第二 | dì èr | second; number two |
| 第二次 | dì èr cì | the second time; the second occurrence |
| 第二天 | dì èr tiān | next day; the morrow |
| 第五 | dì wǔ | fifth |
| 一个 (一個) | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 路线 (路線) | lù xiàn | itinerary; route |
See also: Japanese symbol for “forefront”.
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.