筷

kuài
#3,104 most
frequent character
chopstick

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

筷 combines 𥫗, bamboo, with 快 kuài, which means 'fast; quick.' Bamboo marks the material, and 快 also supplies the sound. The first meaning is simply 'chopsticks.'

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Homophones

HSK 1
块kuài
lump (of earth), chunk, piece
HSK 2
快kuài
rapid, quick, speed, rate, soon
会kuài
(bound form) to reckon accounts

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