Chinese symbol for “quickly”
赶快
gǎn kuài
Traditional: 趕快
quickly; at once
The closest CC-CEDICT match for quickly is 赶快 (gǎn kuài), defined as: quickly; 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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “quickly”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 立时 (立時) | lì shí | right away; quickly; immediately |
| 迅即 | xùn jí | immediately; promptly |
| 霍然 | huò rán | suddenly; quickly |
| 麻溜 | má liu | (dialect) quickly; briskly; without delay (northern colloquialism, often used in commands) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 赶快.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赶紧 (趕緊) | gǎn jǐn | hurriedly; without delay |
| 赶到 (趕到) | gǎn dào | to hurry (to some place) |
| 赶上 (趕上) | gǎn shàng | to keep up with; to catch up with |
| 赶走 (趕走) | gǎn zǒu | to drive out; to turn back |
| 赶来 (趕來) | gǎn lái | to rush over |
| 快乐 (快樂) | kuài lè | happy; joyful |
| 快速 | kuài sù | fast; high-speed; rapid |
| 尽快 (儘快) | jǐn kuài | as quickly as possible; as soon as possible |
See also: Japanese symbol for “quickly”.
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.