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Chinese symbol for “frontal”

前置
qián zhì
to place before; frontal; leading; pre-

The closest CC-CEDICT match for frontal is 前置 (qián zhì), defined as: to place before; frontal; leading; pre-.

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
置 zhì
to lay out, to place, to set aside
radical 122 ⽹ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 前置.

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
位置wèi zhiposition; place
设置 (設置)shè zhìto set up; to install

See also: Japanese symbol for “frontal”.

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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