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Chinese symbol for “unprecedented”

前所未有
qián suǒ wèi yǒu
(idiom) unprecedented

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unprecedented is 前所未有 (qián suǒ wèi yǒu), defined as: (idiom) unprecedented.

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

前 qián
in front, forward; former, preceding
radical 18 ⼑ · 9 strokes
所 suǒ
place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
radical 63 ⼾ · 8 strokes
未 wèi
not yet; 8th terrestrial branch
radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes
有 yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
radical 74 ⽉ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “unprecedented”

WordPinyinMeaning
空前kōng qiánunprecedented
破天荒pò tiān huāngunprecedented; for the first time
前所未见 (前所未見)qián suǒ wèi jiànunprecedented; never seen before
前无古人 (前無古人)qián wú gǔ rén(idiom) unprecedented; unheard of
亘古未有 (亙古未有)gèn gǔ wèi yǒuunprecedented; never seen since ancient times

Related words

Other words that share a character with 前所未有.

WordPinyinMeaning
目前mù qiánat the present time; currently
之前zhī qiánbefore; prior to
以前yǐ qiánbefore; formerly
前往qián wǎngto leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
面前miàn qiánin front of; facing
当前 (當前)dāng qiánthe present time; to be faced with
所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result
所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
未来 (未來)wèi láifuture; tomorrow
没有 (沒有)méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't

See also: Japanese symbol for “unprecedented”.

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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