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速 sù

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速 sù Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sù | su4
English translation
fast
rapid
quick
velocity
prompt, quick, speedy

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About 速 sù

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

速 sù

Contains the radical

辶 chuò

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

walk

Etymology of 速 sù

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿺辶束

Semantic compound

辶 chuò

Phonetic compound

束 Shù

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 chuò represents the meaning and 束 Shù represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 速 sù

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司机 sījī 识时务 shí shí wù 地 de 眯 mí 着 zhāo 眼 yǎn 向前 xiàng qián 望 wàng 着 zhāo ,把 bǎ 汽车 qì chē 速度 sùdù 加快 jiā kuài 了 le 一些 yī xiē .

The driver squinted judiciously ahead and built up the speed of the truck a little.

寄 jì 快速 kuài sù 投递 tóu dì 你 nǐ 得 dé 付 Fù 额外 éwài 费用 fèi yòng .

You have to pay a premium for express delivery.

通常 tōngcháng , 所有 suǒyǒu 暴露 bàolù 在 zài 刻蚀剂 jì 中 Zhōng 的 de 材料 cáiliào 都 dōu 具有 jù yǒu 一定 yīdìng 的刻蚀速率 sù lǜ .

More often, all of the materials exposed to the etchant have a finite etch rate.

不速之客 bù sù zhī kè 的 de 到来 dào lái 弄 lòng 得 dé 她 tā 很 hěn 慌张 huāngzhāng .

She was put in a fluster by the unexpected guests.

快速 kuài sù 把 bǎ 肉 ròu 油煎一下 yīxià ,以 yǐ 保住 bǎo zhù 其 qí 美味 měi wèi .

Fry quickly to seal in the flavor of the meat.

Words with 速 sù

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
速度 sùdù speed速度 sùdù
迅速 xùnsù rapid迅速 xùnsù
快速 kuài sù fast快速 kuài sù
速 sù fast速 sù
加速 jiā sù to speed up加速 jiā sù
高速 gāo sù high speed高速 gāo sù
高速公路 gāosùgōnglù expressway高速公路 gāosùgōnglù
减速 jiǎn sù to reduce speed減速
时速 shí sù speed per hour時速
高速路 gāo sù lù highway高速路 gāo sù lù
超速 chāo sù to speed超速 chāo sù
光速 guāng sù the speed of light光速 guāng sù
急速 jí sù hurried急速 jí sù
全速 quán sù top speed全速 quán sù
飞速 fēi sù flying speed飛速
速率 sù lǜ speed速率 sù lǜ
车速 chē sù vehicle speed車速
速决 sù jué quick decision速決
风速 fēng sù wind speed風速
火速 huǒ sù at top speed火速 huǒ sù
转速 zhuàn sù angular velocity轉速
不速之客 bù sù zhī kè uninvited or unexpected guest不速之客 bù sù zhī kè
超音速 chāo yīn sù supersonic超音速 chāo yīn sù
神速 shén sù lightning speed神速 shén sù
加速器 jiā sù qì accelerator (computing)加速器 jiā sù qì

速 sù Decomposition & Compounds

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速 sù Decomposition

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