Chinese symbol for “instantaneous”
瞬时
shùn shí
Traditional: 瞬時
instantaneous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for instantaneous is 瞬时 (shùn shí), defined as: instantaneous.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “instantaneous”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 瞬时.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瞬间 (瞬間) | shùn jiān | in an instant; in a flash |
| 一瞬间 (一瞬間) | yī shùn jiān | split second |
| 一瞬 | yī shùn | one instant; very short time |
| 瞬息万变 (瞬息萬變) | shùn xī wàn biàn | in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change |
| 转瞬即逝 (轉瞬即逝) | zhuǎn shùn jí shì | (idiom) fleeting; transitory |
| 时间 (時間) | shí jiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time |
| 时候 (時候) | shí hou | time; length of time |
| 同时 (同時) | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
See also: Japanese symbol for “instantaneous”.
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.