Definitions

(adjective) fast; rapid; quick
(noun) velocity; speed

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character "速" is structured with the movement radical ⻍ (辵) and the component "束", which historically functioned as a phonetic element. In classical Chinese, "速" originally carried the meaning of "to invite" or "to summon", implying a sense of urgency in causing someone to come. Over time, this meaning shifted to emphasize the quality of quickness associated with such an action, leading to its modern primary sense of "fast" or "rapid", which now denotes speed in motion or execution.

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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这辆车的度很快。

Zhè liàng chē de sùdù hěn kuài.

This car's speed is very fast.

他快跑回家。

Tā kuàisù pǎo huí jiā.

He quickly ran home.

医生迅到达现场。

Yīshēng xùnsù dàodá xiànchǎng.

The doctor quickly arrived at the scene.

我用了递服务。

Wǒ yòng le sùdì fúwù.

I used express delivery service.

学习语言需要度和方法。

Xuéxí yǔyán xūyào sùdù hé fāngfǎ.

Learning a language requires speed and method.

不要快决定,要仔细考虑。

Bùyào kuàisù juédìng, yào zǐxì kǎolǜ.

Don't decide quickly, consider carefully.

为了提高工作效率,他采用了快阅读技巧。

Wèile tígāo gōngzuò xiàolǜ, tā cǎiyòng le kuàisù yuèdú jìqiǎo.

To improve work efficiency, he adopted speed reading techniques.

在信息时代,快获取和准确分析数据至关重要。

Zài xìnxī shídài, kuàisù huòqǔ hé zhǔnquè fēnxī shùjù zhìguān zhòngyào.

In the information age, quickly obtaining and accurately analyzing data is crucial.