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Chinese symbol for “promptly”

连忙
lián máng
Traditional: 連忙
promptly; at once

The closest CC-CEDICT match for promptly is 连忙 (lián máng), defined as: promptly; at once.

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

连 lián
to join, to connect; continuous; even
radical 162 ⾡ · 8 strokes
忙 máng
busy, hurried, pressed for time
radical 61 ⼼ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “promptly”

WordPinyinMeaning
及时 (及時)jí shítimely; at the right time; promptly; without delay
立马 (立馬)lì mǎat once; immediately
迅即xùn jíimmediately; promptly
赓即 (賡即)gēng jí(formal) immediately; promptly
卽jívariant of 即 (jí); promptly

Related words

Other words that share a character with 连忙.

WordPinyinMeaning
连续 (連續)lián xùcontinuous; in a row
连结 (連結)lián jiévariant of 联结 (lián jié); (Tw) link (on a website); hyperlink
连接 (連接)lián jiēto link; to join; to connect
连任 (連任)lián rènto continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office
连线 (連線)lián xiànelectrical lead; connecting line; (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection
相连 (相連)xiāng liánto link; to join
帮忙 (幫忙)bāng mángto help; to lend a hand
忙碌máng lùbusy; bustling

See also: Japanese symbol for “promptly”.

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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