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Chinese symbol for “foreplay”

前戏
qián xì
Traditional: 前戲
foreplay

The closest CC-CEDICT match for foreplay is 前戏 (qián xì), defined as: foreplay.

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

前 qián
in front, forward; former, preceding
radical 18 ⼑ · 9 strokes
戏 xì
play, show, theater
radical 62 ⼽ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 前戏.

WordPinyinMeaning
目前mù qiánat the present time; currently
之前zhī qiánbefore; prior to
以前yǐ qiánbefore; formerly
前往qián wǎngto leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
面前miàn qiánin front of; facing
当前 (當前)dāng qiánthe present time; to be faced with
游戏 (遊戲)yóu xìgame (场 (chǎng)); to play
戏剧 (戲劇)xì jùa drama; a play; theater; script of a play

See also: Japanese symbol for “foreplay”.

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.