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Chinese symbol for “prefix”

前缀
qián zhuì
Traditional: 前綴
prefix (linguistics)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for prefix is 前缀 (qián zhuì), defined as: prefix (linguistics).

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
缀 zhuì
to connect, to join; to patch up, to stitch together
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “prefix”

WordPinyinMeaning
字首zì shǒuprefix
词头 (詞頭)cí tóuprefix; headword (in a dictionary)
前冠qián guānheading; prefix

Related words

Other words that share a character with 前缀.

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
点缀 (點綴)diǎn zhuìto decorate; to adorn
后缀 (後綴)hòu zhuìsuffix (linguistics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “prefix”.

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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