shū

儵

Character · AdverbTraditional倐

variant of 倏; suddenly

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Meanings

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1.

adverb

suddenly; swiftly; in a flash (variant of 倏)

archaic

Literary variant of 倏 (shū). Used in written Chinese to indicate suddenness or rapidity. Rare in modern usage.

Shū倐
hū忽
zhī之
jiān间
 ，
tiān天
sè色
yǐ已
biàn变
 。

In a flash, the sky had completely changed.

Shū倐
ěr尔
bú不
jiàn见
 ，
bù不
zhī知
qí其
suǒ所
zhī之
 。

He suddenly disappeared; no one knew where he had gone.

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Qí其
lái来
yě也
shū倐
 ，
qí其
qù去
yě也
hū忽
 。

It came swiftly and left just as suddenly.