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Chinese symbol for “underdeveloped”

后进
hòu jìn
Traditional: 後進
less advanced; underdeveloped; lagging behind; the younger generation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for underdeveloped is 后进 (hòu jìn), defined as: less advanced; underdeveloped; lagging behind; the younger generation; the less experienced ones.

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

后 hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
进 jìn
to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 后进.

WordPinyinMeaning
最后 (最後)zuì hòufinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
之后 (之後)zhī hòuafter; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
以后 (以後)yǐ hòuafter; later
后来 (後來)hòu láiafterwards; later; newly arrived
后面 (後面)hòu mianthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back
进行 (進行)jìn xíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
进入 (進入)jìn rùto enter; to go into

See also: Japanese symbol for “underdeveloped”.

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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