Chinese symbol for “recently”
最近
zuì jìn
recently; soon; nearest
The closest CC-CEDICT match for recently is 最近 (zuì jìn), defined as: recently; soon; nearest.
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
Other Chinese words for “recently”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 近来 (近來) | jìn lái | recently; lately |
| 前段时间 (前段時間) | qián duàn shí jiān | recently |
| 迩 (邇) | ěr | recently; near |
| 近日 | jìn rì | (in) the past few days; recently |
| 这一阵子 (這一陣子) | zhè yī zhèn zi | recently; currently |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 最近.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最后 (最後) | zuì hòu | final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end |
| 最高 | zuì gāo | tallest; highest |
| 最终 (最終) | zuì zhōng | final; ultimate |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 最佳 | zuì jiā | optimum; optimal |
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood |
| 接近 | jiē jìn | to approach; to get close to |
| 近期 | jìn qī | near in time; in the near future |
See also: Japanese symbol for “recently”.
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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