快
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Component: 夬
Han character[edit]
快 (radical 61 心+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 心木大 (PDK), four-corner 95030, composition ⿰忄夬)
- rapid, quick, speedy, fast
- speed, rate
- soon, almost
- to make haste
- clever
- sharp (of knives or wits)
- forthright
- plain-spoken
- gratified, pleased
- pleasant
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 377, character 29
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10369
- Dae Jaweon: page 705, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2278, character 11
- Unihan data for U+5FEB
Descendants[edit]
Cantonese[edit]
Hanzi[edit]
快 (Jyutping faai3, Yale faai3)
Hakka[edit]
Hanzi[edit]
快 (POJ khwài (khwai3), kài (kai3), fài (fai3), Hagfa Pinyim kuai4, kai4, fai4)
References[edit]
- CCDICT (Chineselanguage.org)
- Academia Sinica - Hakka-English Dictionary
- Lau, Chun-fat. Hakka Pinyin Dictionary (Chinese). Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1997 (Chinese IME supplement) ISBN 962-201-750-9.
Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
快
Readings[edit]
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
快 (kwae) (hangeul 쾌, revised kwae, McCune-Reischauer k'wae, Yale khway)
Mandarin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Hanzi[edit]
快 (Pinyin kuài (kuai4), zhūn (zhun1), Wade-Giles k'uai4, chun1)
Compounds[edit]
- 快板儿
- 快报
- 快步流星
- 快餐 (kuàicān, “fast food”)
- 快畅
- 快车
- 快冲胶卷
- 快当
- 快刀斩乱麻
- 快递
- 快感
- 快活 (kuàihuó)
- 快货
- 快件
- 快捷
- 快乐 (kuàilè)
- 快马加鞭
- 快慢
- 快门
- 快枪
- 快人快语
- 快食面
- 快事
- 快适
- 快手, 快手儿
- 快书
- 快速 (kuàisù)
- 快艇
- 快慰
- 快相
- 快心
- 快信
- 快讯
- 快要 (kuàiyào)
- 快意
Antonyms[edit]
Min Nan[edit]
Hanzi[edit]
快 (TLPA khuài (khuai3), khuìnn (khuinn3))
References[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
快 (khoái, khuấy, khoáy, sướng)
