Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced kuai
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced kuai, including 会 huì / kuài, 快 kuài, 块 kuāi / kuài. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
kuai opens with a clear puff of air on k; let that breath lead into uai and settle the tone across the syllable.
Initial k
Start the syllable on the initial k, then run straight into the final uai — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final uai
Settle the final uai into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (会 huì / kuài, 快 kuài, 块 kuāi / kuài) and lock in their tones. 3 common characters share the sound kuai, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
kuai turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 块 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 会, 快 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing kuai inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
3 common characters in this group.