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)

Sounds same

筷 kuài (chopsticks) ; 块 kuài (piece)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

斧快不怕木柴硬 fǔ kuài bú pà mù chái yìng A talented person is not afraid of a difficult task