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Chinese symbol for “prologue”

序幕
xù mù
prologue

The closest CC-CEDICT match for prologue is 序幕 (xù mù), defined as: prologue.

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

序 xù
order, sequence, series; preface
radical 53 ⼴ · 7 strokes
幕 mù
curtain, screen, tent; measure word for plays and shows
radical 50 ⼱ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “prologue”

WordPinyinMeaning
序章xù zhāngprologue; preface
楔子xiē ziwedge; peg

Related words

Other words that share a character with 序幕.

WordPinyinMeaning
程序chéng xùprocedures; sequence
秩序zhì xùorder; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)
顺序 (順序)shùn xùsequence; order
应用程序 (應用程序)yìng yòng chéng xù(computing) program; application
序列xù lièsequence
排序pái xùto sort; to arrange in order
开幕 (開幕)kāi mùto open (a conference); to inaugurate
幕后 (幕後)mù hòubehind the scenes

See also: Japanese symbol for “prologue”.

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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