HSK 2 · Food

筷子

kuài zi

chopsticks

Stroke order of 筷子

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

筷 · 13 strokes子 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

Two '⺮' bamboo sticks that move '快' quickly to grab food: chopsticks.

Parts: 筷 chopstick (⺮ bamboo + 快 quick) + 子 noun suffix

The characters in 筷子

子 zǐ — child; son (3 strokes)

Example sentence

你会用筷子吃饭吗？

Can you eat with chopsticks?

Words with 子

儿子son 孩子child 子child; son 包子steamed stuffed bun 杯子cup; glass 房子house 桌子table; desk 本子notebook 日子day; life; days 个子height; build 样子appearance; manner 饺子dumplings 瓶子bottle 句子sentence 院子courtyard; yard 椅子chair 例子example 妻子wife

More words: Food

蛋egg 饺子dumplings 方便面instant noodles 快餐fast food 面noodles; flour; face; side 米rice; meter 油oil 酒alcohol; wine 食物food 味道taste; flavour 饱full (after eating)熟cooked; ripe; familiar 碗bowl 瓶bottle; measure word for bottles 瓶子bottle 闻to smell

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