筷

See also: 箸

筷	U+7B77, 筷 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7B77

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[U+7B76]

CJK Unified Ideographs

筸 →
[U+7B78]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

筷 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 竹心木大 (HPDK), four-corner 8893₄, composition ⿱⺮快)

References

KangXi: not present, would follow page 886, character 23

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 26100

Dae Jaweon: page 1314, character 18

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2975, character 15

Unihan data for U+7B77

Chinese

trad.		筷
simp. ^#		筷

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (夬) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
袂	*mɡʷeds
夬	*kʷraːds
快	*kʰʷraːds
駃	kʰʷraːds, kʷeːd
筷	*kʰʷraːds
炔	*kʷeːds
觖	kʰʷeds, kʷeːd
缺	kʰʷed, kʰʷeːd
蒛	*kʰʷed
吷	*qʰʷed
妜	qʷed, qʷeːd
決	kʷeːd, qʰʷeːd
訣	*kʷeːd
抉	kʷeːd, qʷeːd
玦	*kʷeːd
芵	*kʷeːd
赽	*kʷeːd
鴂	*kʷeːd
鈌	*kʷeːd
决	*kʷeːd
疦	kʷeːd, qʰʷeːd
蚗	*kʷeːd
趹	*kʷeːd

Etymology 1

From 快 (kuài), originally euphemistic for 箸 (zhù), homophonous to 住 (zhù, “to stay; to stop”). See 筷子 (kuàizi) for more.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): kuài (kuai⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ
(Chengdu, SP): kuai⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): faai³
(Taishan, Wiktionary): fai¹
Gan (Wiktionary): kuai³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): khoai
(Meixian, Guangdong): kuai⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): kuai³
Min Dong (BUC): kuái
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): khoài
(Teochew, Peng'im): kuai³
Wu (Wiktionary): khue (T1)
Xiang (Wiktionary): kuai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuài
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuài
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴
  - Yale: kwài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuay
  - Palladius: куай (kuaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰwaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: kuai⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kuai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuai²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faai³
  - Yale: faai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːi̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: fai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fai³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: kuai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuai²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khoai
  - Hakka Romanization System: kuai
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kuai⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰu̯ai̯⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: kuai⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰuaɪ⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: kuai³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /kʰxuai⁴⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: kuái
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuɑi²¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoài
  - Tâi-lô: khuài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoaix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰuai²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kuai³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khuài
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuai²¹³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: khue (T1)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɯe̞⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: kuai⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuai⁴⁵/

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kʰʷraːds/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	筷
Reading #	1/1
No.	4409
Phonetic component	夬
Rime group	祭
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	快
Old Chinese	/*kʰʷraːds/
Notes	快的後起分別字

Definitions

筷

chopsticks

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 筷子 (“chopsticks”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		箸, 梜
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		筷子
Mandarin	Beijing	筷子
	Taiwan	筷子
	Tianjin	筷子
	Chengde	筷子
	Tangshan	筷子
	Cangzhou	筷子
	Baoding	筷子
	Shijiazhuang	箸子
	Ulanhot	筷子
	Tongliao	筷子
	Chifeng	筷子
	Bayanhot	筷子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	筷子
	Heihe	筷子
	Qiqihar	筷子
	Harbin	筷子
	Jiamusi	筷子
	Baicheng	筷子
	Changchun	筷子
	Tonghua	筷子
	Shenyang	筷子
	Dandong	筷子
	Jinzhou	筷子
	Dalian	筷子
	Yantai	筷子
	Yantai (Muping)	筷子
	Qingdao	筷子
	Lijin	筷子
	Zhucheng	筷子
	Jinan	筷子
	Jining	筷子
	Luoyang	筷子
	Wanrong	筷子
	Shangqiu	筷子
	Yuanyang	筷子
	Zhengzhou	筷子, 筷兒
	Lingbao	筷子
	Xinyang	筷子
	Ankang	筷子, 劃食子
	Ankang (Xianhe)	筷子, 劃食子
	Baihe	筷子
	Baihe (Maoping)	筷子, 劃食子
	Shiquan	筷子, 劃食子
	Ziyang	筷子, 劃食子
	Hanzhong	筷子
	Xi'an	筷子
	Dingbian	筷子
	Baoji	筷子
	Yinchuan	筷子
	Tianshui	筷子
	Lanzhou	筷子
	Dunhuang	筷子
	Xining	筷子, 箸兒
	Hami	筷子
	Ürümqi	筷子
	Wuhan	筷子
	Huanggang	筷子
	Yichang	筷子
	Xiangyang	筷子
	Tianmen	筷子
	Hong'an	筷子
	Chengdu	筷子, 檺杆, 箸子
	Chengdu (Xindu)	筷子, 檺杆
	Nanchong	筷子
Nanbu	筷子, 箸子
Dazhou	筷子
Hanyuan	筷子
Xichang	筷子
Zigong	筷子
Chongqing	筷子
Guiyang	筷子
Zunyi	筷子
Bijie	筷子
Liping	筷子
Zhaotong	筷子
Dali	筷子
Kunming	筷子, 筷兒
Mengzi	筷兒
Guilin	筷子
Pingle	筷子
Liuzhou	筷子, 筷條
Luzhai	筷子
Nanning (Fujian)	筷子
Nanning (Wuming)	筷子
Binyang (Nanjie)	筷條
Yizhou	筷子, 筷條
Luocheng (Dongmen)	筷子, 筷條
Tianlin (Langping)	筷子
Jishou	筷子
Changde	筷子
Yongzhou	筷子
Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	筷子
Anqing	筷子
Xuzhou	筷子
Pizhou	筷子
Ganyu	筷子
Fuyang	筷子
Wuhu	筷子
Yangzhou	筷子
Baoying	筷子
Lianyungang	筷子
Donghai	筷子
Huai'an (Huaiyin)	筷子
Lianshui	筷子
Xuyi	筷子
Xinghua	筷子
Nanjing	筷兒, 筷子
Hefei	筷子
Nantong	筷兒
Rugao	筷兒
Yancheng	筷子
Funing	筷子
Sihong	筷子
Taizhou	筷子
Zhenjiang	筷子
Malaysia	筷子
Singapore	筷子
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	筷子
Dagudi (Maliba)	筷子
Reshuitang (Longling)	筷子
Mae Salong (Lancang)	筷子
Mae Sai (Tengchong)	筷子
Oudomxay	筷子
Pematangsiantar	筷子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	筷子
	Hong Kong	筷子
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	筷子, 箸
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	箸
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	筷子
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	筷子
	Macau	筷子
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	筷子
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	筷子
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	筷子
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	筷子
	Foshan	筷子
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	筷子
	Foshan (Shunde)	筷子
	Foshan (Sanshui)	筷子
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	筷子
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	筷子
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	筷子
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	筷子
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	筷子
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	筷子
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	筷子
	Taishan	筷子
	Taishan (Guanghai)	筷子
	Kaiping (Chikan)	筷子
	Enping (Niujiang)	筷子
	Heshan (Yayao)	筷子
	Dongguan	筷子
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	箸
	Qingyuan	筷子
	Fogang	筷子
	Yingde (Hanguang)	筷子
	Yangshan	箸, 筷子
	Lianshan (Butian)	箸
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	筷子
	Shaoguan	筷子
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	筷子
	Renhua	筷子
	Lechang	筷子
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	筷子
	Sihui	箸
	Guangning	箸
	Deqing	筷子
	Huaiji	箸
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	筷子
	Yunfu	筷子
	Xinxing	筷子
	Luoding	筷子
	Yunan (Pingtai)	筷子
	Yangjiang	筷子
	Xinyi	筷, 筷箸
	Maoming (Xinpo)	筷箸, 筷手
	Lianjiang	箸, 筷箸
	Wuchuan (Wuyang)	筷子
	Nanning	筷子, 筷手
	Wuzhou	筷子, 筷手
	Yulin	筷子
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	筷箸
	Hepu (Shatian)	筷箸
	Guiping	筷子
	Mengshan (Xihe)	筷子
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	筷子
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	筷子
	Baise	筷子
Bobai	筷
Lingshan	筷箸
Pubei	筷箸
Qinzhou	筷子
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	筷子, 筷箸, 筷手
Beihai	筷子
Beihai (Nankang)	筷子
Beihai (Yingpan)	筷箸
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	筷子
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	筷子
Ningming	筷子
Hengxian	筷箸
Hezhou (Pumen)	筷箸
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	筷子
Danzhou	箸
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	筷子
Singapore (Guangfu)	筷子
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	筷子
Móng Cái	筷子
Mandalay (Taishan)	筷子
Gan	Nanchang	筷子
	Lichuan	箸
	Pingxiang	筷子
Hakka	Meixian	箸, 筷仔, 筷隻, 箸隻
	Dabu (Xihe)	筷兒
	Fengshun (Tangkeng)	箸
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	筷子, 箸
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	筷子, 箸
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	筷子
	Huiyang	筷馬
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	箸
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	筷箸
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	箸
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	筷子
	Boluo (Bendihua)	筷子
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	筷子
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	筷子
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	筷子
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	箸, 筷哩, 筷箸
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	筷哩
	Wuhua (Changbu)	筷哩
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	箸
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	箸, 筷哩
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	筷
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	筷哎, 筷條, 箸
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	箸
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	箸
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	筷
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	筷
	Wengyuan	筷子
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	筷
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	筷
	Liannan	筷子
	Conghua (Lütian)	筷
	Jiexi	箸
	Luhe	箸
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	箸
	Changting	筷子
	Wuping	筷子
	Wuping (Yanqian)	筷子
	Liancheng	箸隻, 筷子
	Ninghua	箸隻
	Yudu	筷子
	Ningdu	筷子
	Shicheng	箸隻
	Shangyou (Shexi)	筷子
	Tonggu (Sandu)	筷子
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	筷子
	Dayu	筷子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	筷仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	筷仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	箸, 筷仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	筷, 箸
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	箸
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	箸
	Nantou (Guoxing; Lufeng)	箸
	Hong Kong	筷子
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	筷子
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	筷
	Xinyi (Sihe)	筷
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	筷
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	箸
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	箸
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	箸
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	箸
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	箸
	Mengshan (Xihe)	筷
Luchuan	筷
Luchuan (Daqiao)	筷箸
Bobai (Shahe)	筷, 箸
Beiliu (Tang'an)	箸
Mashan (Pianlian)	筷
Guidong	筷子
Chengdu (Longtan)	筷子
Chengdu (Shiling)	筷子
Chengdu (Longwang)	筷子
Chengdu (Shibantan)	筷子
Chengdu (Xindu Subdistrict)	筷子, 檺杆
Sabah (Bao'an)	筷子
Sabah (Longchuan)	筷哩
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	筷兒
Senai (Huiyang)	筷馬
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	筷
Singkawang	筷
Huizhou	Jixi	筷
	Shexian	筷
	Tunxi	筷兒
	Xiuning	筷兒
	Yixian	筷兒
	Qimen	筷子
	Wuyuan	筷, 筷子
	Fuliang	筷子
	Dexing	筷子
	Chun'an (Qiandaohu)	筷, 筷子
	Chun'an (Jiangjia)	筷
	Jiande (Meicheng)	筷兒
	Jiande (Shouchang)	箸
Jin	Taiyuan	筷子
	Pingyao	筷子
	Yangyuan	筷子
	Datong	筷子
	Datong (Yunzhou)	筷子
	Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)	筷子
	Xinzhou	筷子
	Lishi	筷子
	Linfen	筷子
	Changzhi	筷子
	Taibus (Baochang)	筷子
	Linhe	筷子
	Jining	筷子
	Hohhot	筷子
	Baotou	筷子
	Dongsheng	筷子
	Haibowan	筷子
	Erenhot	筷子
	Pingshan	筷子
	Zhangjiakou	筷子
	Handan	筷子
	Linzhou	筷子
	Suide	筷子
Jiuxing Yumin	Jiande	筷兒
	Jinhua	筷兒
	Lanxi	筷兒
	Tunxi	筷兒
Min Bei	Jian'ou	箸
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	飯箸
	Songxi	箸
	Zhenghe	箸
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	概手
	Jianyang	箸
	Wuyishan	箸
	Pucheng (Shibei)	箸
Min Dong	Fuzhou	箸
	Changle	箸
	Lianjiang	箸
	Fuqing	箸
	Pingtan	箸
	Yongtai	箸
	Minqing	箸
	Gutian	箸
	Pingnan	箸
	Luoyuan	箸
	Fu'an	箸
	Ningde	籌, 箸
	Xiapu	箸
	Zherong	箸
	Shouning	箸
	Zhouning	箸
	Fuding	飯箸
	Matsu	箸
	Taishun	飯箸
	Cangnan	箸
	Singapore (Fuqing)	箸
Min Nan	Xiamen	箸, 箸奇, 箸雙, 奇箸
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	箸
	Quanzhou	箸, 箸奇
	Jinjiang	箸
	Nan'an	箸
	Shishi	箸
	Hui'an	奇箸
	Anxi	箸
	Yongchun	箸
	Dehua	箸
	Zhangzhou	箸, 箸奇, 奇箸
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	箸
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	箸
	Hua'an	箸
	Nanjing	箸
	Pinghe	箸
	Zhangpu	箸
	Yunxiao	箸
	Zhao'an	箸
	Dongshan	箸
	Taipei	箸
	Taipei (Wanhua)	箸
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	箸
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	箸
	Kaohsiung	箸
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	箸
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	箸
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	箸
	Yilan	箸
	Changhua (Lukang)	箸
	Taichung	箸
	Taichung (Wuqi)	箸
	Tainan	箸
	Taitung	箸
	Hsinchu	箸
	Kinmen	箸
	Penghu (Magong)	箸
	Penang (Hokkien)	箸
	Singapore (Hokkien)	箸
	Manila (Hokkien)	箸
	Medan (Hokkien)	箸
	Longyan	箸雙, 箸
	Zhangping	箸雙
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	箸雙
	Datian	箸
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	筷子
	Guilin (Biyange)	箸
	Cangnan	箸
	Chaozhou	箸
	Shantou	箸
	Shantou (Chenghai)	箸
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	箸
	Jieyang	箸
	Lufeng	箸
	Haifeng	箸
	Fengshun (Liuhuang)	箸
	Bangkok (Teochew)	箸
	Phnom Penh (Teochew)	箸
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	箸
	Singapore (Teochew)	箸
	Pontianak (Teochew)	箸
	Leizhou	糜箸, 箸
	Wenchang	糜箸, 箸
	Haikou	糜箸, 箸
Qionghai	糜箸, 箸
Singapore (Hainanese)	糜箸
Puxian Min	Putian	箸
Puxian Min	Xianyou	箸
Min Zhong	Yong'an	箸
	Sanyuan	箸
	Shaxian	箸
	Yanping (Wangtai)	箸
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	箸
Zhongshan Min	Sanxiang	箸
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	筷子
Southern Pinghua	Binyang	筷箸, 筷子
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	筷子
	Guilin (Dongbianzhou)	筷子
	Lingchuan (Sanjie)	筷箸, 筷子
Shehua	Fu'an	飯箸
	Fuding	飯箸
	Luoyuan	飯箸
	Sanming	箸
	Shunchang	箸
	Hua'an	箸
	Guixi (Zhangping)	箸
	Cangnan	飯箸
	Jingning	飯箸, 箸
	Lishui	飯箸
	Longyou	飯箸
	Chaozhou	箸
	Fengshun	箸
Wu	Shanghai	筷, 筷子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	筷
	Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)	筷子, 筷
	Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)	筷子, 筷
	Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)	筷子
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	筷子
	Suzhou	筷兒, 筷
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	筷
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	筷
	Wuxi	筷子, 筷
	Changshu	筷
	Kunshan	筷子
	Jiaxing	筷, 筷子
	Jiashan	筷
	Pinghu	筷
	Haining (Yanguan)	筷
	Tongxiang	筷
	Haiyan	筷
	Changzhou	筷
	Liyang	筷子
	Yixing	筷, 筷子
	Danyang	筷
	Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)	筷子
	Jingjiang	筷子
	Jiangyin	筷兒, 筷兒頭, 筷
	Gaochun	筷子
	Huzhou	筷子
	Huzhou (Shuanglin)	筷
	Changxing	筷
	Anji	筷子
	Deqing	筷兒
	Hangzhou	筷兒, 筷子
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	筷兒
	Hangzhou (Lin'an)	筷子
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	筷
	Hangzhou (Xiaoshan)	筷
	Tonglu	筷子
	Tonglu (Wusheng)	筷子
	Shaoxing	筷
	Zhuji	筷
	Zhuji (Wangjiajing)	筷
	Shengzhou	筷
	Shengzhou (Chongren)	筷
	Shengzhou (Taiping)	筷
	Xinchang	箸
	Ningbo	筷
	Zhenhai	筷
	Fenghua	筷
	Yuyao	筷, 筷子, 筷兒
	Cixi	筷
	Xiangshan	筷
	Ninghai	箸
	Zhoushan	筷, 筷子
	Huangyan	箸
	Tiantai	箸
	Xianju	箸
	Sanmen	箸
	Linhai	箸
	Wenling	箸
	Wenzhou	箸
	Yueqing	箸
	Yongjia (Fenglin)	箸
	Rui'an	箸
	Pingyang	箸
Taishun	箸
Wencheng	箸
Lishui	箸
Qingtian	箸
Jinyun	箸
Wuyi (Liucheng)	箸
Songyang (Xiping)	箸
Yunhe	箸
Jingning	箸
Qingyuan	箸
Longquan	箸
Quzhou	筷兒
Suichang	箸
Jiangshan	箸
Changshan	箸
Kaihua	箸
Longyou	箸
Jinhua	箸, 筷子
Jinhua (Tangxi)	箸
Yiwu	箸
Yongkang	箸
Pujiang	箸
Dongyang	箸
Wuyi	箸
Lanxi	箸
Xiang	Changsha	筷子
	Xiangtan	筷子
	Xiangxiang	筷子
	Xiangxiang (Meiqiao)	筷子
	Loudi	筷子
	Shuangfeng	筷子
	Hengshan	筷子
	Hengshan (Baiguo)	筷子
	Quanzhou	筷子
	Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao)	筷子

Compounds

公筷 (gōngkuài)
公筷母匙 (gōngkuàimǔchí)
火筷子 (huǒkuàizi)
碗筷 (wǎnkuài)

筷子 (kuàizi)
筷筒 (kuàitǒng)
起筷
動筷／动筷 (dòngkuài)

筷兒／筷儿 (kuàir)
筷籠／筷笼 (kuàilóng)
筷籠子／筷笼子 (kuàilóngzi)

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): tī / tīr / tū / tǐr

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Singapore, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tī
  - Tâi-lô: tī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: di
  - IPA (Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /ti³³/
  - IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /ti⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /ti²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Hsinchu, Sanxia, Kinmen, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tīr
  - Tâi-lô: tīr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɯ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kinmen, Singapore): /tɯ²²/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Magong, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tū
  - Tâi-lô: tū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: du
  - IPA (Taipei): /tu³³/
  - IPA (Penang): /tu²¹/
- (Hokkien: Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǐr
  - Tâi-lô: tǐr
  - IPA (Lukang): /tɨ³³/

Definitions

筷

(Hokkien) Alternative form of 箸 (“chopstick”).
- 我那是筷　你甘願做碗 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  我那是筷　你甘愿做碗 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 2007, 甲子慧 and 王中平, 紅線情
  góa nā sī tī, lí kam-goān chòe óaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  If I were chopsticks, you'd be willing to be a bowl.
- 妳甘知咱的愛情親像一双筷　挾著酸甘苦淡的滋味 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  你甘知咱的爱情亲像一双筷　挟著酸甘苦淡的滋味 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 2018, 陳淑萍 and 吳俊宏 (lyricist 鄭喬安), 一双筷
  lí kám chai lán ê ài-chêng chhin-chhiūⁿ chi̍t siang tī, ngeh-tio̍h sng-kam-khó͘-chiáⁿ ê chu-bī [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Do you know that our love is like a pair of chopsticks, holding sourness, sweetness, bitterness and tastelessness?

Japanese

Kanji

筷

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

chopsticks

Readings

On (unclassified): かい (kai)

Kun: はし (hashi, 筷)