noun #3,885

Meanings

  1. 1 fast; rapid; quick
  2. 2 speed; velocity

Examples

HSK 2
Gāosù gōnglù hěn fāngbiàn.
Highways are very convenient.
HSK 4
Qǐng jǐnkuài huífù, sù huí.
Please reply as soon as possible.
HSK 6
Tā kāichē tài kuài, chāosù le.
He was driving too fast and speeding.

Tips

usage
is used in: 速度 (speed), 快速 (rapid), 高速 (high-speed), 超速 (speeding), 加速 (accelerate), 迅速 (swift). adds a formal/written tone compared to .

Components

radical
chuò
walk; movement (radical form)
Walking radical (the side-form of ), wrapping around the lower-left. Marks as a motion character: speed is the rate of movement. Same radical anchors (advance), (far), (close), (chase), (flee).
phonetic
shù
bundle; tie up
Inner supplies the sound: shù shifts to sù with a tone change. Beyond sound, (a bundle tied tight) hints at the meaning - fast motion is tight, taut, controlled. The whole graph reads 'tight bundle in motion = swift.' Same series: (spicy/sharp), (cough).

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