快 kuài rapid; quick; speed
Made up of [忄 xīn heart radical 61, 夬 guài decisive ]Used as component 快 in :筷 kuài
Made with 7 strokes.
The heart radical suggest emotion, the right part could be a bow string suggesting rapid flight of an arrow
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Also uses 忄 xīn component: 懂 dǒng (to understand) 悔 huǐ (to regret) ; 惊 jīng (to start) ; 怜 lián (to pity) ; 忙 máng (busy) ; 怕 pà (to be afraid) ; 情 qíng (affection) ; 忆 yì (to recollect)
Also uses 夬 guài component: 块 kuài (piece)
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筷 kuài (chopsticks) ; 块 kuài (piece)Pronunciation
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