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Chinese symbol for “speedy”

迅速
xùn sù
rapid; speedy; fast

The closest CC-CEDICT match for speedy is 迅速 (xùn sù), defined as: rapid; speedy; fast.

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

迅 xùn
quick, hasty; sudden, rapid
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
速 sù
prompt, quick, speedy
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “speedy”

WordPinyinMeaning
嘌piào(literary) fast; speedy
溜liùswift current; rapids; (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled; proficient; (of movements) quick; speedy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 迅速.

WordPinyinMeaning
迅雷xùn léithunderbolt
迅猛xùn měngquick and violent
迅即xùn jíimmediately; promptly
迅捷xùn jiéfast and nimble
迅疾xùn jírapid; swift
速度sù dùspeed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo
快速kuài sùfast; high-speed; rapid
高速gāo sùhigh speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路 (gāo sù gōng lù))

See also: Japanese symbol for “speedy”.

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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