快意 (kuài yì) — pleased; elated | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A literary, written-style adjective for a deep, satisfying sense of pleasure or elation, often found in set phrases.

adjective

pleasedelated

Easily confused

，快意。
Tā yíng dé le bǐ sài, gǎn dào shí fēn kuài yì.
He won the match and felt very pleased.
快意。
Zhè zhǒng kuài yì de gǎn jué ràng tā jiǔ jiǔ nán wàng.
This feeling of elation stayed with him for a long time.
快意，。
Rén shēng nán dé jǐ huí kuài yì, bù rú jìn qíng xiǎng shòu.
Moments of elation in life are rare, so you might as well enjoy them to the fullest.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

意yìmind; feeling

快 gives ease and pleasure, and 意 is the mind or feeling, giving a pleased mood.

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.

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.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.