快 (kuài): Fast — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 2.0Level 2

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Readings & Meanings

快has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

kuàikuai

adj. (形)

fast; quickHSK2

adj./adv. (形、副)

fast; quickHSK 3.0 L2

Stroke Order Diagrams 快

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

快=夬decide+忄heart

The heart (忄) feels a sudden release, like something broken (夬) — to be quick or happy, as if a burden is lifted.

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HSK Vocabulary: 快

HSK words that contain this character.

快乐

kuài lè

happy

HSK 2

凉快

liáng kuai

cool

HSK 4

愉快

yú kuài

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 快 is used in context

tā他

zǒu走

lù路

hěn很

kuài快

。

He walks very fast.

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hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

wán玩

dé得

hěn很

kuài快

lè乐

。

The children are playing happily in the park.

wǒ我

zhōng中

wǔ午

jīng经

cháng常

chī吃

kuài快

cān餐

。

I often eat fast food at noon.

zhè这

liàng辆

huǒ火

chē车

xíng行

shǐ驶

dé得

fēi非

cháng常

kuài快

sù速

。

This train runs very fast.

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HSK Level 2

Characters from the same exam level.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "kuai".

kuài侩 kuài块 kuài筷

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "忄".

xīng惺 qiáo憔 dǒng懂 tián恬 wéi惟 jì悸

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