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Chinese symbol for “precursor”

前驱
qián qū
Traditional: 前驅
precursor; pioneer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for precursor is 前驱 (qián qū), defined as: precursor; pioneer.

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
驱 qū
to spur a horse on; to expel, to drive away
radical 187 ⾺ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “precursor”

WordPinyinMeaning
前体 (前體)qián tǐ(chemistry, biology) precursor
先河xiān hésource; precursor; forerunner
前辈 (前輩)qián bèisenior; older generation
前身qián shēnforerunner; predecessor
先声 (先聲)xiān shēngherald; precursor; harbinger

Related words

Other words that share a character with 前驱.

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
驱动 (驅動)qū dòngto drive; to propel
驱逐 (驅逐)qū zhúto expel; to deport

See also: Japanese symbol for “precursor”.

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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