快
See also: 怏
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Translingual
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Han character
editDerived characters
editReferences
edit- Kangxi Dictionary: page 377, character 29
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10369
- Dae Jaweon: page 705, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2278, character 11
- Unihan data for U+5FEB
Chinese
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Glyph origin
editPhono-semantic compound (
Etymology
editUnknown (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): kuai4
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): куэ (kue, III)
- Cantonese
- Gan (Wiktionary): kuai3
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): kuai3
- Northern Min (KCR): kṳe̿
- Eastern Min (BUC): ká̤ / kuái
- Southern Min
- Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 5khua
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): kuai4
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kuài
- Wade–Giles: kʻuai4
- Yale: kwài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuay
- Palladius: куай (kuaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: kuai4
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kuai
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰuai²¹³/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: куэ (kue, III)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰuɛ⁴⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: faai3
- Yale: faai
- Cantonese Pinyin: faai3
- Guangdong Romanization: fai3
- Sinological IPA (key): /faːi̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: fai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /fai³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: kuai3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰuai²¹³/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khoai
- Hakka Romanization System: kuai
- Hagfa Pinyim: kuai4
- Sinological IPA: /kʰu̯ai̯⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: kuai3
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /kʰuai⁴⁵/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: kṳe̿
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰyɛ³³/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ká̤ / kuái
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɑ²¹³/, /kʰuɑi²¹³/
- (Fuzhou)
Note:
- ká̤ - vernacular;
- kuái - literary.
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khòaⁿ
- Tâi-lô: khuànn
- Phofsit Daibuun: qvoax
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰuã¹¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /kʰuã²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khòe
- Tâi-lô: khuè
- Phofsit Daibuun: qoex
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰue²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰue⁴¹/
Note:
- Dialectal data
Variety | Location | |
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Mandarin | Beijing | /kʰuai⁵¹/ |
Harbin | /kʰuai⁵³/ | |
Tianjin | /kʰuai⁵³/ | |
Jinan | /kʰuɛ²¹/ | |
Qingdao | /kʰuɛ⁴²/ | |
Zhengzhou | /kʰuai³¹²/ | |
Xi'an | /kʰuai⁴⁴/ | |
Xining | /kʰuɛ²¹³/ | |
Yinchuan | /kʰuɛ¹³/ | |
Lanzhou | /kʰuɛ¹³/ | |
Ürümqi | /kʰuai²¹³/ | |
Wuhan | /kʰuai³⁵/ | |
Chengdu | /kʰuai¹³/ | |
Guiyang | /kʰuai²¹³/ | |
Kunming | /kʰuæ²¹²/ | |
Nanjing | /kʰuae⁴⁴/ | |
Hefei | /kʰue̞⁵³/ | |
Jin | Taiyuan | /kʰuai⁴⁵/ |
Pingyao | /kʰuæ³⁵/ | |
Hohhot | /kʰuɛ⁵⁵/ | |
Wu | Shanghai | /kʰua³⁵/ |
Suzhou | /kʰuɑ⁵¹³/ | |
Hangzhou | /kʰue̞⁴⁴⁵/ | |
Wenzhou | /kʰa⁴²/ | |
Hui | Shexian | /kʰua³²⁴/ |
Tunxi | /kʰua⁴²/ | |
Xiang | Changsha | /kʰuai⁵⁵/ |
Xiangtan | /kʰuai⁵⁵/ | |
Gan | Nanchang | /kʰuai²¹³/ |
Hakka | Meixian | /kʰuai⁵³/ |
Taoyuan | /kʰuɑi⁵⁵/ | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | /fai³³/ |
Nanning | /fai³³/ /wai³³/ | |
Hong Kong | /fai³³/ | |
Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /kʰuai²¹/ /kʰue²¹/ /kʰui²¹/ |
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /kʰuɑi²¹²/ | |
Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /kʰuɛ³³/ | |
Shantou (Teochew) | /kʰuai²¹³/ | |
Haikou (Hainanese) | /xuai³⁵/ /xɔi³⁵/ /xue³⁵/ |
- Middle Chinese: khwaejH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ʷʰˤret-s/
- (Zhengzhang): /*kʰʷraːds/
Definitions
edit- pleased; happy
- forthright; plainspoken
心 直 口 快 ― xīnzhíkǒukuài ― frank and outspoken
- rapid; quick; speedy; fast
- (of knives, scissors, axes, etc.) sharp; sharp-edged
- keen; quick-witted
- quickly; hurriedly
- to be about to; almost
- (of time zones) to be ahead of
- (dated Shanghainese) Used to indicate the near future tense.
Synonyms
edit- (quick):
快 捷 (kuàijié) (fast and nimble)快 脆 (faai3 ceoi3) (Cantonese)快 迅 (kuai4 sin4) (Xiang)快速 (kuàisù)急 (jí)急 急 (jíjí) (literary)急速 (jísù)- 窸倏 (Hokkien)
- 緊快/紧快 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 緊捷
快 /紧捷快 (Xiamen Hokkien) - 緊氣/紧气 (Hokkien)
- 緊跤
手 /紧跤手 (Hokkien) - 迅急 (xùnjí)
- 迅疾 (xùnjí) (literary)
迅速 (xùnsù)長足 /长足 (chángzú) (attributive, formal)飛 快 /飞快 (fēikuài)高速 (gāosù)
Dialectal synonyms of 快 (“fast; quick; speedy”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 快 (“sharp; sharp-edged”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | ||
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | |
Taiwan | ||
Singapore | ||
Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | |
Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | |
Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | |
Wuhan | ||
Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | |
Hefei | ||
Cantonese | Guangzhou | |
Hong Kong | ||
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | ||
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | ||
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | ||
Taishan | ||
Yangjiang | ||
Gan | Nanchang | |
Hakka | Meixian | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | ||
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | ||
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | ||
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | ||
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | ||
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | ||
Hong Kong | ||
Jin | Taiyuan | |
Northern Min | Jian'ou | |
Eastern Min | Fuzhou | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | |
Tainan | ||
Penang (Hokkien) | ||
Chaozhou | ||
Wu | Shanghai | |
Suzhou | ||
Wenzhou | ||
Xiang | Changsha | |
Shuangfeng |
Antonyms
edit- 慢 (màn)
Usage notes
edit- (Old Shanghainese): Unlike other Chinese languages, Northern Wu can mark for tenses as well as aspects.
快 is to be used behind the main verb, unlike most other grammatical particles.
Compounds
edit一 吐為快 /一 吐为快 (yītǔwéikuài)不 吐不快 (bùtǔbùkuài)不快 (bùkuài)不 快活 不 爽快 乘 龍 快 婿 /乘 龙快婿 (chénglóng kuàixù)乾 脆 爽快 /干 脆 爽快 人人 稱 快 /人人 称 快 人心 大 快 佳 快 傳 音 快 字 /传音快 字 - 儘快/
尽 快 先 睹為快 /先 睹为快 (xiāndǔwéikuài)兵 快 利 快 加 快 (jiākuài)加 快 腳步/加 快 脚 步 勝 任 愉快 /胜任愉快 勤 快 (qínkuài)口 快 口 快 如刀口 快 心 直 (kǒukuàixīnzhí)口舌 之 快 命 快 嘴 快 外 快 (wàikuài)外 快 子 大 快 大 快 之 事 大 快 人心 (dàkuàirénxīn)大 快 朵頤/大 快 朵颐 (dàkuàiduǒyí)對 號 快 車 /对号快 车山東 快 書 /山 东快书平 快 車 /平 快 车府 快 心 直 口 快 (xīnzhíkǒukuài)心 直 嘴 快 (xīnzhízuǐkuài)快事 快 人 (kuàirén)快 人 快 語 /快 人 快 语快 件 (kuàijiàn)快 信 (kuàixìn)快 克 (kuàikè)快刀 斬 亂麻 /快刀 斩乱麻 (kuàidāo zhǎn luànmá)快 動作 /快 动作快 印 快 嘴 快報 /快 报 (kuàibào)快 婿 (kuàixù)快 心 快 快 當 當 /快 快 当 当 快 性 快感 (kuàigǎn)快 意 (kuàiyì)快 慰 (kuàiwèi)快 慢 (kuàimàn)快 手 (kuàishǒu)快 捷 (kuàijié)快 暢 /快 畅快 書 /快 书 (kuàishū)快 板 (kuàibǎn)快 槍 /快 枪快樂 /快 乐 (kuàilè)快樂 丸 /快 乐丸 (kuàilèwán)快樂 主義 /快 乐主义 (kuàilè zhǔyì)快 步 流星 快活 (kuàihuo)快活 三 快活 林 快 炮快 照 (kuàizhào)快 犢破車 /快 犊破车快 當 /快 当 (kuàidang)快 相 快 碼倉頡/快 码仓颉快 艇 (kuàitǐng)快 蟹 船 快 衝膠卷 /快 冲胶卷 快 要 (kuàiyào)快 覽 /快 览快 訊/快 讯 (kuàixùn)快 貨/快 货快 車 /快 车 (kuàichē)快 車道 /快 车道 (kuàichēdào)快速 (kuàisù)快速 帆船 快速 麵/快速 面 快 遞/快 递 (kuàidì)快適 /快 适快 鍋 /快 锅 (kuàiguō)快 門 /快 门 (kuàimén)快 雪 堂 快 食 麵/快 食 面 快 餐 (kuàicān)快 馬 加 鞭 /快 马加鞭 (kuàimǎjiābiān)快 點 /快 点 (kuàidiǎn)- 悒悒
不快 愉快 手 快 (shǒukuài)手 急 眼 快 打 正 快 拍手 稱 快 /拍手 称 快 捕 快 (bǔkuài)- 搶快/抢快
敞 快 (chǎngkuai)明快 (míngkuài)暢 快 /畅快 (chàngkuài)東 床 快 婿 /东床快 婿 東方 快 車 /东方快 车- 歡快/欢快 (huānkuài)
步 快 - 沉著
痛快 涼 快 /凉快 (liángkuài)淋漓 痛快 濃 快 /浓快熱 得 快 /热得快 爽快 (shuǎngkuài)疾 快 痛快 (tòngkuài)痛快 淋漓 (tòngkuàilínlí)痛 痛快 快 白 快 - 皁快/皂快
盡 快 /尽 快 眼 明 手 快 (yǎnmíngshǒukuài)眼疾 手 快 短 平 快 (duǎnpíngkuài)稱 心 快 意 /称 心 快 意 稱 快 /称 快 (chēngkuài)聯珠 快 書 /联珠快 书脆 快 脆 快 了 當 /脆 快 了 当 能 言 快 語 /能 言 快 语親 痛 仇 快 /亲痛仇 快 (qīntòngchóukuài)買 快 /买快- 賺外
快 /赚外快 - 趕快/赶快 (gǎnkuài)
軍 牢 快 手 /军牢快 手 輕快 /轻快 (qīngkuài)連珠 快 書 /连珠快 书鐵板 快 書 /铁板快 书開 快 車 /开快车風 快 的 刀 /风快的 刀 風流 快活 /风流快活 飛彈 快 艇 /飞弹快 艇 飛 快 /飞快 (fēikuài)飛 快 車 /飞快车馬 快 /马快馬 快 手 /马快手 馬 快 頭 /马快头高談 快 論 /高 谈快论鬆 快 /松 快 (sōngkuai)魚雷 快 艇 /鱼雷快 艇
Japanese
editKanji
editReadings
edit- Go-on: け (ke)←け (ke, historical)←くゑ (kwe, ancient)
- Kan-on: かい (kai, Jōyō)←くわい (kwai, historical)
- Kun: こころよい (kokoroyoi,
快 い, Jōyō)、うれしい (ureshii,快 しい)、はやい (hayai,快 い)
Etymology
editKanji in this term |
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かい Grade: 5 |
kan'on |
From Middle Chinese
Pronunciation
editAffix
edit- pleasant, pleasing, comfortable, enjoyable
- fast, quick (in a pleasing way)
- sharp (of knives); clever (of wits)
- recovery (from illness, of health)
Noun
editReferences
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