筷

kuài

k+uài·4th tone

chopstick

Radical: 竹 Strokes: 13

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Less common

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍等笼

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍等笼箭箱签

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Character Decomposition

筷=⺮+快

Etymology

bamboo

Meanings

chopstick

kuài

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Words with 筷 14 total

serving chopsticks公筷gōng kuài bowl and chopsticks · tableware碗筷wǎn kuài chopsticks · CL: duì,根 gēn,把 bǎ, shuāng筷子kuài zi (Tw) disposable chopsticks免洗筷miǎn xǐ kuài fire tongs · hair curling tongs火筷子huǒ kuài zi reusable chopsticks (Tw)环保筷huán bǎo kuài (coll.) skinny legs筷子腿kuài zi tuǐ Arabis, a genus of Brassica family including cress筷子芥kuài zi jiè disposable chopsticks卫生筷wèi shēng kuài (Tw) serving chopsticks and serving spoons used in communal dining to promote hygiene公筷母匙gōng kuài mǔ chí lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom) · fig. to complain despite being privileged · to be ungrateful for what one has been given端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘duān qǐ wǎn chī ròu , fàng xià kuài zi mà niáng

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