Chinese symbol for “foreshadowing”
伏笔
fú bǐ
Traditional: 伏筆
foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for foreshadowing is 伏笔 (fú bǐ), defined as: foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story).
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 “foreshadowing”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 伏笔.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 起伏 | qǐ fú | to move up and down; to undulate |
| 潜伏 (潛伏) | qián fú | to hide; to cover up |
| 埋伏 | mái fú | to ambush; to lie in wait for |
| 伏击 (伏擊) | fú jī | ambush; to ambush |
| 伏特加 | fú tè jiā | (loanword) vodka |
| 伏特 | fú tè | (loanword) volt |
| 笔者 (筆者) | bǐ zhě | the author; the writer (usu. refers to oneself) |
| 笔记 (筆記) | bǐ jì | to take down (in writing); notes |
See also: Japanese symbol for “foreshadowing”.
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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