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快餐

kuàicān

fast food

A burger and fries on a tray
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Characters in this word

快 kuài

Strokes
7
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 夬 decisive, certain
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

餐 cān

Strokes
16
Radical
食 — food
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 餐

Example phrases

  • 我吃快餐。 Wǒ chī kuàicān. I eat fast food.
  • 快餐很便宜。 Kuàicān hěn piányi. Fast food is very cheap.
  • 这家快餐好吃。 Zhè jiā kuàicān hǎochī. This fast food place is tasty.

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