迅 xùn quick
quick; hasty; rapid
怎么记住“迅”: 辶 walking + 卂 fly fast = quick. The young woman is only walking, yet she seems to fly fast, and the old men at the café agree she is really quick.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
迅 = 辶 walking + 卂 fly fast
- 辶 walking meaning
- 卂 fly fast sound
The young woman is only walking, yet she seems to fly fast, and the old men at the café agree she is really quick.
How it came to be
In the small seal form, walking gives the meaning and the part for flying fast gives the sound.
用法
- Swift/rapid; bound, and written-leaning. 迅速 (xùnsù) = fast/prompt: 迅速反应 (xùnsù fǎnyìng) respond quickly.
- 迅速 vs 快 (kuài): 快 is the everyday 'fast'; 迅速 is more formal and stresses promptness of action.
- 迅猛 (xùnměng) = swift and fierce/violent, for rapid forceful growth: 迅猛发展 (xùnměng fāzhǎn) explosive growth.