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Chinese symbol for “presently”

随即
suí jí
Traditional: 隨即
immediately; presently; following which

The closest CC-CEDICT match for presently is 随即 (suí jí), defined as: immediately; presently; following which.

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

随 suí
to follow, to listen to, to submit to
radical 170 ⾩ · 11 strokes
即 jí
promptly, quickly, immediately
radical 26 ⼙ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “presently”

WordPinyinMeaning
少顷 (少頃)shǎo qǐngin a short while; presently
俄顷 (俄頃)é qǐngin a moment; presently

Related words

Other words that share a character with 随即.

WordPinyinMeaning
随着 (隨著)suí zhealong with; in the wake of
随后 (隨後)suí hòuafterward; later; subsequently; following that
随时 (隨時)suí shíat any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary
随便 (隨便)suí biànas one wishes; as one pleases
随意 (隨意)suí yìas one wishes; according to one's wishes
即使jí shǐeven if; even though
立即lì jíimmediately
即将 (即將)jí jiāngabout to; on the point of; soon

See also: Japanese symbol for “presently”.

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.