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Chinese symbol for “velocity”

速度
sù dù
speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo

The closest CC-CEDICT match for velocity is 速度 (sù dù), defined as: speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo.

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

速 sù
prompt, quick, speedy
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes
度 dù
degree, system; manner; to consider
radical 53 ⼴ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “velocity”

WordPinyinMeaning
速sùfast; rapid

Related words

Other words that share a character with 速度.

WordPinyinMeaning
快速kuài sùfast; high-speed; rapid
迅速xùn sùrapid; speedy
高速gāo sùhigh speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路 (gāo sù gōng lù))
加速jiā sùto accelerate; to speed up; to expedite
高速公路gāo sù gōng lùexpressway; highway; freeway
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
程度chéng dùdegree; level; extent
态度 (態度)tài dumanner; bearing

See also: Japanese symbol for “velocity”.

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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