Chinese symbol for “soon”
早日
zǎo rì
soon; at an early date; the early days; the past
The closest CC-CEDICT match for soon is 早日 (zǎo rì), defined as: soon; at an early date; the early days; the past.
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 “soon”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眼看 | yǎn kàn | soon; in a moment |
| 即将 (即將) | jí jiāng | about to; on the point of; soon |
| 快 | kuài | rapid; quick |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently; soon |
| 不一会 (不一會) | bù yī huì | soon |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 早日.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning; 个 (gè) |
| 早就 | zǎo jiù | already at an earlier time |
| 早已 | zǎo yǐ | for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past |
| 早期 | zǎo qī | early period; early phase; early stage |
| 早晨 | zǎo chén | early morning; also pr. [zao3chen5] |
| 早餐 | zǎo cān | breakfast; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì) |
| 今日 | jīn rì | today |
| 日子 | rì zi | day; a (calendar) date |
See also: Japanese symbol for “soon”.
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.