很快 (hěn kuài) — quickly | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adverb

quickly

很快。
Tā hěn kuài pǎo wán le bǐ sài.
He quickly finished the race.
很快。
Qǐng hěn kuài huí dá wǒ de wèn tí.
Please answer my question quickly.
很快，。
Shí jiān guò dé zhēn hěn kuài, yǐ jīng yì nián le.
Time flies so quickly; it's already been a year.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

彳艮很

Meaning part形符xíngfú

彳彳chì

Sound part声符shēngfú

艮

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

很 is made from 彳, which points to its meaning, and 艮, which gives its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄夬快

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīn

Sound part声符shēngfú

夬

夬guài快kuài

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

快 pairs the left part 忄 (full form 心, the heart) with the right part 夬, which gives the sound.

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