速
fast; rapid; quick; velocity
10 strokes
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How 速 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
辶 (semantic, “walk”) + 束 (phonetic, shù)
How to remember it
quick · Heisig RSH #1287
bundle + road
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 束
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 束 (shù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 束 sound component | shù | to bind, to control, to restrain; bale |
| 辣 | là | pepper; hot, spicy; cruel |
| 剌 | là | to slash, to cut in two; to contradict |
| 悚 | sǒng | scared, frightened |
| 敕 | chì | an imperial order or decree |
| 觫 | sù | to start, to tremble with fear |
| 欶 | shuò | to suck, to drink |
| 涑 | sù | a river in Shansi province |
Words containing 速
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手动变速器 | shǒu dòng biàn sù qì | manual gearbox; manual transmission |
| 高速公路 | gāo sù gōng lù | expressway; highway; freeway |
| 直线性加速器 | zhí xiàn xìng jiā sù qì | linear accelerator |
| 重力加速度 | zhòng lì jiā sù dù | (physics) gravitational acceleration |
| 亚速海 | Yà sù Hǎi | Sea of Azov in southern Russia |
| 直线加速器 | zhí xiàn jiā sù qì | linear accelerator |
| 不速之客 | bù sù zhī kè | (idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest |
| 高速路 | gāo sù lù | highway; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1 su4 gong1 lu4]) |
| 变速传动 | biàn sù chuán dòng | to change gear |
| 加速器 | jiā sù qì | accelerator (computing); particle accelerator |
| 同步加速器 | tóng bù jiā sù qì | synchrotron |
| 速克达 | sù kè dá | (loanword) scooter |
| 单速车 | dān sù chē | single-speed bicycle; fixed-gear bicycle |
| 得来速 | dé lái sù | drive-thru (loanword) |
| 亚速尔群岛 | Yà sù ěr Qún dǎo | Azores Islands |
| 不速 | bù sù | uninvited (guest); unexpected (appearance); unwanted presence |
| 线速度 | xiàn sù dù | linear velocity |
| 变速器 | biàn sù qì | gearbox; speed changer; gear |
| 地速 | dì sù | groundspeed (of an aircraft etc) |
| 加速度 | jiā sù dù | acceleration |