筷

kuài

chopstick

bamboo (⺮) + fast sound (快) = chopstick

Chopsticks are made of bamboo, so the bamboo radical carries the meaning. 快 gives the sound kuài and is otherwise unrelated semantically.

⺮+快→筷
⺮BambooSemantic
快FastPhonetic

桌上有一双筷子。

zhuō shàng yǒu yī shuāng kuài zi。

There is a pair of chopsticks on the table.

他用筷子夹起一块肉。

tā yòng kuài zi jiā qǐ yī kuài ròu。

He used chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat.

Words with 筷

筷子

kuài zi

chopsticks

免洗筷

miǎn xǐ kuài

(Tw) disposable chopsticks

公筷

gōng kuài

serving chopsticks

公筷母匙

gōng kuài mǔ chí

(Tw) serving chopsticks and serving spoons used in communal dining to promote hygiene

火筷子

huǒ kuài zi

fire tongs

环保筷

huán bǎo kuài

reusable chopsticks (Tw)

碗筷

wǎn kuài

bowl and chopsticks

端起碗吃肉,放下筷子骂娘

duān qǐ wǎn chī ròu , fàng xià kuài zi mà niáng

lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom)

筷子腿

kuài zi tuǐ

(coll.) skinny legs

筷子芥

kuài zi jiè

Arabis, a genus of Brassica family including cress

卫生筷

wèi shēng kuài

disposable chopsticks

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