速

速	U+901F, 速 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-901F

← 逞
[U+901E]

CJK Unified Ideographs

造 →
[U+9020]

Translingual

Han character

速 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 卜木中 (YDL), four-corner 3530₉, composition ⿺辶束)

Derived characters

𠻣, 𢳪, 㯈, 𮀼, 𧜦, 𧐒, 𬩓, 𧫻, 𨄞, 𨫩, 𩞍, 䲇, 𬨻, 𫑅, 𬩉, 𫑋, 𫑐, 𨘱, 𫑒, 𨙛
䔎, 𨖧, 𨗜, 𬩏, 𫅯, 𩅘, 𨘘, 𩯀, 𪋝, 𩱫

References

KangXi: page 1258, character 10

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38897

Dae Jaweon: page 1746, character 4

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3838, character 1

Unihan data for U+901F

Chinese

trad.		速
simp. ^#		速
alternative forms		遬遫𧫣𧫷

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 速
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

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

	Old Chinese
涑	sloː, sloːɡ, *sloɡ
鏉	sloː, sloːɡs, *srus
摗	*sloː
駷	sloːʔ, sloŋʔ
嗽	sloːɡs, sroːɡ, *sloːɡ
瘶	*sloːɡs
欶	sloːɡs, sroːɡ
漱	sloːɡs, srus
捒	sreːɡ, sroɡs, *sroɡs
悚	*sloŋʔ
竦	*sloŋʔ
娕	*sʰroːɡ
梀	sreːɡ, sʰloːɡ, sloːɡ, l̥ʰoɡ
速	*sloːɡ
餗	*sloːɡ
殐	*sloːɡ
遬	*sloːɡ
蔌	*sloːɡ
樕	*sloːɡ
藗	*sloːɡ
誎	*sʰloɡ
束	*hljoɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *sloːɡ) : semantic 辶 + phonetic 束 (OC *hljoɡ).

Etymology

Cognate with Burmese သွက် (swak, “quick, fast, swift”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): sù (su⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ
(Chengdu, SP): xuo² / xu²
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): cuk¹
(Taishan, Wiktionary): tuuk²
Gan (Wiktionary): suh⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): suk
(Meixian, Guangdong): sug⁵
Jin (Wiktionary): sueh⁴
Min Bei (KCR): sŭ
Min Dong (BUC): sók
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): sok
(Teochew, Peng'im): sog⁴
Wu (Wiktionary): soq (T4)
Xiang (Wiktionary): sou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sù
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sù
  - Wade–Giles: su⁴
  - Yale: sù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suh
  - Palladius: су (su)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xuo² / xu²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiuo / xy
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyo²¹/, /ɕy²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cuk¹
  - Yale: chūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsuk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: cug¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: tuuk²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɵk̚⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: suh⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suʔ⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: suk
  - Hakka Romanization System: sug`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sug⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /suk̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: sug⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /sʊk̚¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: sueh⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /suəʔ²/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sók
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /souʔ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sok
  - Tâi-lô: sok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sog
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /sɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sɔk̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sog⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sok
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sok̚²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: soq (T4)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊʔ⁵⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: sou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /səu²⁴/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 速
Mandarin	Beijing	/su⁵¹/
	Harbin	/su⁵³/
	Tianjin	/su⁵³/
	Jinan	/su²¹/
	Qingdao	/su⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/su²⁴/
	Xi'an	/su²¹/
	Xining	/ɕy⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/su¹³/
	Lanzhou	/su¹³/
	Ürümqi	/su²¹³/
	Wuhan	/səu²¹³/
	Chengdu	/ɕyo³¹/ /ɕy³¹/
	Guiyang	/ɕiu²¹/
	Kunming	/su³¹/
	Nanjing	/suʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/suəʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/suəʔ²/
	Pingyao	/ɕyʌʔ¹³/
	Hohhot	/suəʔ⁴³/
Wu	Shanghai	/soʔ⁵/
	Suzhou	/soʔ⁵/
	Hangzhou	/soʔ⁵/
	Wenzhou	/sɤu²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/suʔ²¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/səu⁵/
Xiang	Changsha	/səu²⁴/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/səɯ²⁴/
Gan	Nanchang	/suʔ⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/suk̚¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/suk̚²²/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/t͡sʰok̚⁵/
	Nanning	/t͡sʰuk̚⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/t͡sʰok̚⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/sɔk̚³²/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/souʔ²³/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/su²⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/sok̚²/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/sok̚⁵/

Middle Chinese: /suk̚/, /t͡siᴇk̚/

Rime
Character	速	速
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	東 (3)	清 (123)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	桑谷切	資昔切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/suk̚/	/t͡siᴇk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/suk̚/	/t͡siɛk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/suk̚/	/t͡siæk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/səwk̚/	/t͡siajk̚/
Li Rong	/suk̚/	/t͡siɛk̚/
Wang Li	/suk̚/	/t͡sĭɛk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/suk̚/	/t͡si̯ɛk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	su	ji
Expected Cantonese Reflex	suk¹	zik¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]ˤok/
(Zhengzhang): /*sloːɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	速	速
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	sù	sù
Middle Chinese	‹ suwk ›	‹ suwk ›
Old Chinese	/*[s]ˁok/	/*[s]ˁok/
English	invite	rapid
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	速
Reading #	1/1
No.	11880
Phonetic component	束
Rime group	屋
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	速
Old Chinese	/*sloːɡ/

Definitions

速

speedy; quick; fast
迅速 ― xùnsù ― swift
速去速回 ― sù qù sù huí ― to go and return quickly
- 欲速，則不達，見小利，則大事不成。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  欲速，则不达，见小利，则大事不成。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Yù sù, zé bù dá, jiàn xiǎolì, zé dàshì bùchéng. [Pinyin]
  Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
speed
時速／时速 ― shísù ― speed per hour
(literary) to invite
不速之客 ― bùsùzhīkè ― uninvited guess
- 既有肥羜，以速諸父。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
  既有肥羜，以速诸父。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Jì yǒu féi zhù, yǐ sù zhūfù. [Pinyin]
  And the fatted lambs are provided,
  To which to invite my paternal uncles.
(literary) to incur
a surname

Compounds

Derived terms from 速

不速之客 (bùsùzhīkè)
低速 (dīsù)
作速 (zuòsù)
光速 (guāngsù)
全速 (quánsù)
初速 (chūsù)
加速 (jiāsù)
加速器 (jiāsùqì)
加速度 (jiāsùdù)
取速
失速 (shīsù)
宇宙速度 (yǔzhòu sùdù)
安全速度
快速 (kuàisù)
快速帆船
急速 (jísù)
慌速
慢速 (mànsù)
星速
最速件
波速
流速 (liúsù)
滴修都速
火速 (huǒsù)
疾速
神速 (shénsù)
答剌速
航速
行速
角速度 (jiǎosùdù)
超速 (chāosù)
超音速 (chāoyīnsù)
迅速 (xùnsù)
逃速
速度 (sùdù)
速成 (sùchéng)

速成作物
速成班 (sùchéngbān)
速效肥料
速率 (sùlǜ)
速速 (sùsù)
速配
速食 (sùshí)
速食店
重力加速度
阿速坡 (Āsùpō)
音速 (yīnsù)
高速 (gāosù)
高速公路 (gāosù gōnglù)
也速該／也速该
亞速群島／亚速群岛
低速檔／低速档
儘速／尽速 (jǐnsù)
兵貴神速／兵贵神速 (bīngguìshénsù)
加速車道／加速车道
十萬火速／十万火速
圖形加速卡／图形加速卡 (túxíng jiāsùkǎ)
差速齒輪／差速齿轮
平均風速／平均风速
從速／从速 (cóngsù)
快速麵／快速面
撲速速／扑速速
時速／时速 (shísù)
欲速則不達／欲速则不达 (yù sù zé bù dá)
減速／减速 (jiǎnsù)
減速劑／减速剂
減速裝置／减速装置
減速車道／减速车道
滴羞篤速／滴羞笃速
直線加速器／直线加速器
瞬時速度／瞬时速度 (shùnshí sùdù)
競速溜冰／竞速溜冰

篤速／笃速
篤速速／笃速速
聲速／声速 (shēngsù)
脫離速度／脱离速度
行車速率／行车速率
視窗加速卡／视窗加速卡
變速／变速 (biànsù)
變速器／变速器 (biànsùqì)
車速／车速 (chēsù)
轉速／转速 (zhuànsù)
轉速計／转速计
轉速錶／转速表 (zhuǎnsùbiǎo)
速克達／速克达 (sùkèdá)
速動比率／速动比率
速寫／速写 (sùxiě)
速戰速決／速战速决 (sùzhànsùjué)
速決／速决 (sùjué)
速記／速记 (sùjì)
速讀／速读
速賜康／速赐康
速食主義／速食主义
速食戀愛／速食恋爱
速食麵／速食面 (sùshímiàn)
速駕／速驾
進步神速／进步神速
進銳退速／进锐退速
遲速／迟速
風速／风速 (fēngsù)
風速表／风速表
風速計／风速计 (fēngsùjì)
飛速／飞速 (fēisù)
馬工枚速／马工枚速
高速攝影／高速摄影
高速鋼／高速钢
高速鐵路／高速铁路 (gāosù tiělù)

Japanese

Shinjitai	速
Kyūjitai [1]	速󠄁 速+`󠄁`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
	速󠄃 速+`󠄃`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

速

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

fast, speedy

Readings

Go-on: そく (soku, Jōyō)
Kan-on: そく (soku, Jōyō)
Kun: すみやか (sumiyaka, 速やか, Jōyō); はやい (hayai, 速い, Jōyō); はやまる (hayamaru, 速まる, Jōyō); はやめる (hayameru, 速める, Jōyō)
Nanori: ちか (chika); つぎ (tsugi); とう (tō); はや (haya); はやし (hayashi); はやみ (hayami); めす (mesu)

Compounds

音(おん)速(そく) (onsoku)
加(か)速(そく) (kasoku)
減(げん)速(そう) (gensō)
光(こう)速(そく) (kōsoku)
高(こう)速(そく) (kōsoku)
早(さっ)速(そく) (sassoku)
速(そく)度(ど) (sokudo): speed
速(そく)読(どく) (sokudoku): speedreading
猛(もう)速(そく) (mōsoku): seriously fast speed

References

“速”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎ (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023

Korean

Hanja

速 (eumhun 빠를 속 (ppareul sok))

Hanja form^? of 속 (“fast”).

Compounds

속도 (速度, sokdo, “speed”)

Vietnamese

Han character

速: Hán Nôm readings: tốc, rốc, nhanh

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[1] “速”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎ (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023

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