1. 快
  2. 要

快

Previous (服)Next (办)
  • 366th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 104 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
快→
忄夬
2Radical
快→
忄heartNo glyph available丨line人human
3Graphical
快→
丨八匚丨人

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kuài (kuai4)rapid • quick • speed • rate • soon • almost • to make haste • clever • sharp (of knives or wits) • forthright • plain-spoken • gratified • pleased • pleasant

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 快 kuài (kuai4)The component 夬 is pronounced as 'guài' (guai4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

快 also appears in:
筷

Example Words

Common

快乐 (快樂)

Uncommon

尽快 (儘快)
加快 
快快乐乐 (快快樂樂)
快捷 
快要 
快速 
快递 (快遞)
快点 (快點)
愉快 
痛快 
赶快 (趕快)

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要

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  • 26th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.42% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 138 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
要→
覀女
2Radical
要→
覀west女woman
3Graphical
要→
覀㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yāo (yao1)to demand • to request • to coerce
2. yào (yao4)important • vital • to want • will • going to (as future auxiliary) • may • must • (used in a comparison) must be • probably

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 要 yāo (yao1)The component 覀 is pronounced as 'yá' (ya2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 要 yào (yao4)The component 覀 is pronounced as 'yá' (ya2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

要 also appears in:
闄覅

Example Words

Common

只要 
想要 
重要 
需要 

Uncommon

主要 
必要 
快要 
紧要 (緊要)
要命 
要是 
要求 
要么 (要麼)
非要 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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