快 kuài quick
quick; soon; pleased
How to remember 快: 忄 heart + 夬 separate = quick. With her heart racing, the vet tries to separate the two fighting cats, and she has to be very quick.
Component breakdown
快 = 忄 heart + 夬 separate
- 忄 heart
- 夬 separate
With her heart racing, the vet tries to separate the two fighting cats, and she has to be very quick.
How it came to be
A heart with an archer's thumb ring beside it, the thing that lets an arrow go clean. A heart that lets go without hesitating is both pleased and fast, and the character is still both.
How it is used
- "Fast; soon" - 快点 (kuài diǎn) hurry up, 快到了 (kuài dào le) almost there. Before a verb 快 or 快要…了 marks something about to happen - 快下雨了 (kuài xià yǔ le) it's about to rain.
- Also "pleased" - 快乐 (kuàilè) happy, 愉快 (yúkuài) cheerful. Opposite of the speed sense is 慢 (màn, slow).
Characters built with 快
Words with 快
- 快乐kuàilèhappyHSK 2
- 快要kuàiyàonearly at the point of (doing something)HSK 2
- 凉快liángkuainice and coolHSK 3
- 愉快yúkuàihappyHSK 4
- 加快jiākuàito accelerateHSK 4
- 快递kuàidìexpress deliveryHSK 4
- 快速kuàisùfastHSK 4
- 快餐kuàicānfast foodHSK 4
- 赶快gǎnkuàiquicklyHSK 4
- 尽快jǐnkuàias quickly as possibleHSK 5
- 快捷kuàijiéquickHSK 6
- 痛快tòngkuàidelightedHSK 6
- 快活kuàihuohappyHSK 7
- 欢快huānkuàicheerful and lightheartedHSK 7
- 勤快qínkuaidiligentHSK 8
- 爽快shuǎngkuairefreshedHSK 9
Example sentences
- 他写字很快。 Tā xiě zì hěn kuài.He writes very quickly.
- 快点，要迟到了。 Kuài diǎn, yào chídào le.Hurry up a little or we'll be late.
- 这几年上海的变化很快。 Zhè jǐ nián Shànghǎi de biànhuà hěn kuài.Shanghai has changed rapidly the last few years.
- 最近科技发展很快。 Zuìjìn kējì fāzhǎn hěn kuài.Technology has recently been developing rapidly.