Chinese symbol for “foremost”
第一
dì yī
first; most important; primary; foremost
The closest CC-CEDICT match for foremost is 第一 (dì yī), defined as: first; most important; primary; foremost.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 第一.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 一样 (一樣) | yī yàng | same; like |
See also: Japanese symbol for “foremost”.
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.