速

sù

fast

rapid; quick; velocity

movement (辶) + bundle (束) = fast

The movement radical (辶) carries the meaning of swift travel. 束 mainly lends the sound sù; picture a bundle tied tight — everything bound and ready to go fast.

辶+束→速
束To bindPhonetic
辶WalkingSemantic

这辆车的速度很快。

zhè liàng chē de sù dù hěn kuài。

The speed of this car is very fast.

风速太高,飞机不能起飞。

fēng sù tài gāo,fēi jī bù néng qǐ fēi。

The wind speed is too high; the plane cannot take off.

Words with 速

限速

xiàn sù

speed limit

速决

sù jué

quick decision

测速

cè sù

to measure speed

速战速决

sù zhàn sù jué

(idiom) to adopt a blitzkrieg strategy; to resolve sth in the shortest time possible

尽速

jìn sù

as quick as possible

飞速

fēi sù

swift

快速

kuài sù

fast; high-speed; rapid

速克达

sù kè dá

(loanword) scooter

速冻

sù dòng

to quick-freeze

速胜

sù shèng

rapid victory

速可达

sù kě dá

(loanword) scooter

速报

sù bào

to report quickly; rapid reporting

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