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哙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

哙 Stroke Order — How to Write 哙

Stroke Order

哙 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

哙 Radical and Character Components

Components:口会

哙 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 会 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 6 more strokes

哙 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • kuài

Meanings of 哙 in Chinese

1

kuài哙

To swallow (food or drink); to gulp down.
她一口就把药哙下去了。
She swallowed the medicine in one gulp.
Beak of a bird; snout or mouth of an animal.
小鸟用它的哙啄食。
The little bird uses its beak to peck at food.
Same as '快' (kuài), meaning smooth, unrestrained, or cheerful.
与友人哙谈,不觉日暮。
Engaged in a lively chat with friends, we didn't notice the dusk.

Words with 哙

  • kuài哙tán谈talks, discussion
  • kuài哙yì意Pleased, Gratified
  • kuài哙le了xià下qù去gulped it down, swallowed it quickly

Idioms with 哙

  • chǐ耻yǔ与kuài哙wǔ伍ashamed to associate with vulgar people
  • xiū羞yǔ与kuài哙wǔ伍ashamed to associate with someone inferior

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Questions about 哙

What does 哙 mean in Chinese?

哙 (kuài) means “To swallow (food or drink)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 哙?

哙 is pronounced kuài in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 哙 have?

哙 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 哙?

哙 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 哙?

The radical of 哙 is 口, and 哙 is a phono-semantic compound.

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