筷 kuài chopsticks

Made up of [⺮ zhú bamboo radical 118, 快 kuài rapid; quick; speed ]
Made with 13 strokes.

Because kuai for chopsticks sounds the same as 'rapid' a gift of chopsticks symbolize a wish for rapid arrival of children or wealth

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Also uses ⺮ zhú component: 笔 bǐ (pen) 第 dì (ordinal (1st,2nd)) ; 箭 jiàn (arrow) ; 算 suàn (calculate) ; 笑 xiào (smile)

Sounds same

块 kuài (piece) ; 快 kuài (rapid)

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Phrases

筷子 kuài zǐ Chopsticks