Chinese

速度

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹/
velocity
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 4

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Lineage

  • characterChinese速 “speedy; quick; fast”
    • meaningChinese辵 “to walk for a while and be still for a while”
      • ideaChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • soundChinese束 “to bind; to tie up”
  • characterChinese度 “linear measure; size; measures”
    • soundChinese石 “stone; rock (Classifier: 嚿 c; 塊/块 c)”
    • soundChinese庶 “numerous; many”
      • componentChinese广 “house built to depend on a cliff”
      • meaningChinese火 “fire; flame (Classifier: 把 m; 團/团 m)”
      • componentChinese炗 “light”
    • meaningChinese又 “again; once more”

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