Chinese symbol for “transient”
稍纵即逝
shāo zòng jí shì
Traditional: 稍縱即逝
transient; fleeting
The closest CC-CEDICT match for transient is 稍纵即逝 (shāo zòng jí shì), defined as: transient; fleeting.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “transient”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暂态 (暫態) | zàn tài | transient |
| 浮 | fú | to float; superficial |
| 浮云 (浮雲) | fú yún | floating clouds; fleeting |
| 槿 | jǐn | Hibiscus syriacus; transient |
| 易逝 | yì shì | passing; transient |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 稍纵即逝.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 稍微 | shāo wēi | a little bit |
| 稍后 (稍後) | shāo hòu | in a little while; shortly after |
| 稍稍 | shāo shāo | somewhat; a little |
| 稍早 | shāo zǎo | a little early |
| 稍候 | shāo hòu | to wait a moment |
| 稍许 (稍許) | shāo xǔ | a little; a bit |
| 操纵 (操縱) | cāo zòng | to operate; to control |
| 纵然 (縱然) | zòng rán | even if; even though |
| 即使 | jí shǐ | even if; even though |
| 逝世 | shì shì | to pass away; to die |
See also: Japanese symbol for “transient”.
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.