Zi:快
快 [kuài] fast; sharp; (快乐, 愉快) happy
One monosyllabic entry in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):
►¹kuài* 快 {A} s.v./adv. ①fast; quick ‖ ∼ zǒu a, yào chídào le. ∼走啊, 要迟到了。 Hurry up, we're late. ②soon ③quick-witted; ingenious ④sharp (of knives) ⑤straightforward ⑥pleased; elated
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From 忄(心 xīn) ‘heart’ and 夬 guài phonetic.
Compare 块 kuài, 决 jué, etc.
►references: Guǎngyùn:386.36; Karlgren:AD440,GSR312k; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:4.2278.11; Mathews:3547; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:377.29; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:061.0.04
►components: 忄夬
►Cantonese: faai-
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