Chinese symbol for “instantly”
顷刻
qǐng kè
Traditional: 頃刻
instantly; in no time
The closest CC-CEDICT match for instantly is 顷刻 (qǐng kè), defined as: instantly; in no time.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “instantly”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秒 | miǎo | second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit) |
| 一夕 | yī xī | overnight; instantly; very quickly |
| 即刻 | jí kè | immediately; instant |
| 弹指之间 (彈指之間) | tán zhǐ zhī jiān | (idiom) in a flash; instantly |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 顷刻.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公顷 (公頃) | gōng qǐng | hectare |
| 万顷 (萬頃) | wàn qǐng | large landholding; vast space |
| 顷刻间 (頃刻間) | qǐng kè jiān | in an instant |
| 顷之 (頃之) | qǐng zhī | in a moment; shortly after |
| 少顷 (少頃) | shǎo qǐng | in a short while; presently |
| 时刻 (時刻) | shí kè | time; juncture |
| 立刻 | lì kè | immediately; at once; right away |
| 深刻 | shēn kè | profound; deep |
See also: Japanese symbol for “instantly”.
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.