Chinese symbol for “prehistoric”
史前
shǐ qián
prehistoric times; (attributive) prehistoric
The closest CC-CEDICT match for prehistoric is 史前 (shǐ qián), defined as: prehistoric times; (attributive) prehistoric.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 史前.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 历史 (歷史) | lì shǐ | history; 门 (mén),段 (duàn) |
| 史上 | shǐ shàng | in history |
| 史料 | shǐ liào | historical material or data |
| 历史性 (歷史性) | lì shǐ xìng | historic |
| 有史以来 (有史以來) | yǒu shǐ yǐ lái | since the beginning of history |
| 史诗 (史詩) | shǐ shī | an epic; poetic saga |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently |
| 之前 | zhī qián | before; prior to |
See also: Japanese symbol for “prehistoric”.
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.