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Chinese symbol for “trailblazer”

先驱者
xiān qū zhě
Traditional: 先驅者
pioneer; trailblazer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for trailblazer is 先驱者 (xiān qū zhě), defined as: pioneer; trailblazer.

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
驱 qū
to spur a horse on; to expel, to drive away
radical 187 ⾺ · 7 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “trailblazer”

WordPinyinMeaning
开路先锋 (開路先鋒)kāi lù xiān fēngpioneer; trailblazer
先驱 (先驅)xiān qūto pioneer; pioneer; trailblazer
首创者 (首創者)shǒu chuàng zhěpioneer; trailblazer
排头兵 (排頭兵)pái tóu bīnglit. frontline troops; leader

Related words

Other words that share a character with 先驱者.

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
驱动 (驅動)qū dòngto drive; to propel
驱逐 (驅逐)qū zhúto expel; to deport
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “trailblazer”.

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.