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Chinese symbol for “snapshot”

快照
kuài zhào
(photography) snapshot; (computing) snapshot; cached copy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for snapshot is 快照 (kuài zhào), defined as: (photography) snapshot; (computing) snapshot; cached copy.

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

快 kuài
speedy, rapid, quick; soon
radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes
照 zhào
to shine, to reflect, to illuminate
radical 86 ⽕ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 快照.

WordPinyinMeaning
快乐 (快樂)kuài lèhappy; joyful
快速kuài sùfast; high-speed; rapid
尽快 (儘快)jǐn kuàias quickly as possible; as soon as possible
加快jiā kuàito accelerate; to speed up; to hasten
赶快 (趕快)gǎn kuàiquickly; at once
照片zhào piànphotograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú)
按照àn zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; on the basis of
照顾 (照顧)zhào guto take care of; to show consideration

See also: Japanese symbol for “snapshot”.

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.