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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 前置.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently |
| 之前 | zhī qián | before; prior to |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before; formerly |
| 前往 | qián wǎng | to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to |
| 面前 | miàn qián | in front of; facing |
| 当前 (當前) | dāng qián | the present time; to be faced with |
| 位置 | wèi zhi | position; place |
| 设置 (設置) | shè zhì | to 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.