筷kuài
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Shuowen
Chopsticks. The bamboo radical (竹) indicates the material—early chopsticks were crafted from bamboo—while the 夬 component provides the phonetic value. This character is a later creation, replacing the older 箸 (zhù), which fell out of use due to taboo associations; 夬 may also allude to the swift, deft motion of picking up food.
Pinyin
kuài· HSK 2