筷子
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筷子 (kuàizi) · chopsticks
筷子 (kuàizi) means “chopsticks”. It is written with 2 characters: 筷 (chopsticks) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 筷子 is built
The characters
筷 kuài · chopsticks
What 筷 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 快kuài — speedy
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
- 忄xīn — heart
Origin hint: ⺮ gives the meaning, 快 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你会用筷子吗？Nǐ huì yòng kuàizi ma?Can you use chopsticks?
请给我筷子。Qǐng gěi wǒ kuàizi.Please give me some chopsticks.
Questions about 筷子
What does 筷子 mean?
筷子 (kuàizi) means “chopsticks”.
How do you pronounce 筷子?
筷子 is pronounced kuàizi.
Which HSK level is 筷子?
筷子 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 个子gèziheight
- 饺子jiǎozidumpling
- 句子jùzisentence
Learn 筷子 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.