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Chinese symbol for “prophet”

预言家
yù yán jiā
Traditional: 預言家
prophet

The closest CC-CEDICT match for prophet is 预言家 (yù yán jiā), defined as: prophet.

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

预 yù
to prepare, to arrange; in advance
radical 181 ⾴ · 10 strokes
言 yán
words, speech; to speak, to say
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “prophet”

WordPinyinMeaning
先知xiān zhīa person of foresight; (religion) a prophet

Related words

Other words that share a character with 预言家.

WordPinyinMeaning
预算 (預算)yù suànbudget
预测 (預測)yù cèto forecast; to predict
预计 (預計)yù jìto forecast; to predict
预期 (預期)yù qīto expect; to anticipate
预防 (預防)yù fángto prevent; to take precautions against
干预 (干預)gān yùto meddle; to intervene
语言 (語言)yǔ yánlanguage; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng)
而言ér yán(typically preceded by 就… (jiù xx) or 对… (duì xx) etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “prophet”.

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.