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CHINESE CHARACTER

kuài

快

快

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fast

Numbered pinyin
kuai4
English meanings
fast, quick, quick-witted, ingenious, sharp (of knives), straightforward

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 忄; right 夬.

  • Left

    忄
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  • Right

    夬

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰忄夬

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他pǎo跑de得hěn很kuài快。

    He runs fast.

  2. 02

    shíjiān时间guò过de得tài太kuài快le了。

    Time passes too fast.

  3. 03

    kuài快chídào迟到le了,kuài快diǎn点。

    We're almost late; hurry up.

  4. 04

    zhè这liàng辆chē车hěn很kuài快。

    This car is very fast.

  5. 05

    tiān天kuài快hēi黑le了。

    It's getting dark soon.

  6. 06

    nǐ你xué学de得zhēn真kuài快。

    You learn really fast.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 凉快
  • 加快
  • 勤快
  • 尽快
  • 快乐
  • 快捷
  • 快活
  • 快点儿
  • 快要
  • 快车
  • 快递
  • 快速
  • 快餐
  • 愉快
  • 欢快
  • 爽快
  • 特快
  • 痛快
  • 赶快