WHOLE CHARACTER
快
fast; quick; soon; about to; happy; pleased; sharp (of a blade)
快 means fast, and soon; it also carries happy in 快乐 and, for a blade, sharp.
ZDIC: 形声, left meaning and right sound.
Character Familiesleft / right
快
fast; quick; soon; about to; happy; pleased; sharp (of a blade)
快 means fast, and soon; it also carries happy in 快乐 and, for a blade, sharp.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声, left meaning and right sound.
MEANING
忄
heart; mind (from 心)
The left-side heart form; not a standalone page.
In 快: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
SOUND
夬
an archaic graph
The sound side named by ZDIC in 快; in 块 it is the modern remnant piece after simplification from 塊.
In 快: sound Sound piece: guài shares 快's final uai and tone 4; the initial differs in aspiration (g/k).
Tone 4
- fast; quick
- soon; about to
- happy; pleased
- sharp (of a blade)
- 快车express train or bus
- 快乐happy
- 赶快at once; hurriedly
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