Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “kuai”
16 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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Third tone
kuǎi
4
Fourth tone
kuài
快
kuài
块speedy, rapid, quick
7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L2kuài
侩piece, lump, chunk
7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1kuài
郐go-between, broker, proxy
8 strokeskuài
哙a state in Henan province
8 strokeskuài
狯to swallow, to gulp down
9 strokeskuài
脍sly, cunning, crafty
9 strokeskuài
塊minced meat, minced fish
10 strokeskuài
筷piece, lump, chunk
13 strokeskuài
鲙chopsticks
13 strokeskuài
儈minced fish
14 strokeskuài
噲go-between, broker, proxy
15 strokeskuài
廥to swallow, to gulp down
16 strokeskuài
膾granary, barn
16 strokeskuài
鱠minced meat, minced fish
17 strokeskuài
minced fish
24 strokesSound in context
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