速 (sù)

speed; fast; rapid

How 速 is written

Strokes
10
Radical
辶 — walk
Traditional
速
Simplified
速 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 速

速度 sùdù
speed; rate; velocity
加速 jiāsù
accelerate; expedite
快速 kuàisù
fast; high-speed; rapid
迅速 xùnsù
rapid; speedy; fast
速溶 sùróng
quick-dissolving; instantly-ready; instant
高速 gāosù
high speed
不速之客 bùsùzhīkè
uninvited or unexpected guest
光速 guāngsù
the speed of light
全速 quánsù
top speed; at full speed
兵貴神速 bīngguìshénsù
speed is precious in war
加速器 jiāsùqì
accelerator (computing); particle accelerator
加速度 jiāsùdù
acceleration

速 in a sentence

這裡的高速公路速限是一百公里。

Zhèlǐ de gāosù gōnglù sùxiàn shì yìbǎi gōnglǐ.

“The speed limit on the highway here is 100 km/h.”

How common is 速?

速 is the 617th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 80.2% of all running text.

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