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kuài — “fast”

How to write and say the Chinese character (kuài), which means fast — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Colours & describing.

Pinyin · 拼音 kuài
Meaning · 意思 fast
Strokes · 笔画 7
Radical · 部首 (heart)
Hear it · 听发音
Watch it drawn stroke by stroke →

Stroke order笔顺

快 is written with 7 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

Picture it: a decisive 夬 will 忄; 夬 also provides the pronunciation.

A common word常用词

kuài

happy

Example sentence例句

pǎodehěnkuài

I run fast.

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.