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Chinese symbol for “prerequisite”

先决
xiān jué
Traditional: 先決
prerequisite; necessary

The closest CC-CEDICT match for prerequisite is 先决 (xiān jué), defined as: prerequisite; necessary.

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

先 xiān
first, former, previous
radical 10 ⼉ · 6 strokes
决 jué
to decide, to determine, to judge
radical 15 ⼎ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “prerequisite”

WordPinyinMeaning
前提qián típremise; precondition
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
先决条件 (先決條件)xiān jué tiáo jiànprecondition; prerequisite

Related words

Other words that share a character with 先决.

WordPinyinMeaning
先生xiān shengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
首先shǒu xiānfirst of all; in the first place
先进 (先進)xiān jìnsophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
先后 (先後)xiān hòuearly or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another
优先 (優先)yōu xiānto have priority; to take precedence
领先 (領先)lǐng xiānto lead; to be in front
决定 (決定)jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng))
解决 (解決)jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “prerequisite”.

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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