Memory phrase for the character: 速

速

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Meaning

fast, rapid, quick, velocity

Pronunciation

 sù

Explanation

 Left: movement 辶, right: bundle 束 (Plants 木/禾 like sheafs of rice (cf.兼), which are bound with a ribbon 口 as a bundle)

Mnemonic
 
If you bundle it, the movement (= transport) is faster.

Radicals

辶 movementIn some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same.
束 bundleThe tree 木 stands for many plants (sheafs of rice), which are bound/lashed with a ribbon 口 (cf. 兼) to form a bundle.
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 Vocabulary

高速 gāo sù  high speed
马工枚速 Mǎ gōng Méi sù  Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom); to each his good points
迅速 xùn sù  rapid; speedy; fast
流速 liú sù  flow speed; rate of flow
转速 zhuàn sù  angular velocity; number of revolutions per minute
快速 kuài sù  fast; high-speed; rapid
变速 biàn sù  speed change; gear shift
速度 sù dù  speed; rate; velocity
加速 jiā sù  accelerate; expedite
迅速蔓延 xùn sù màn yán  rapid spread; to spread rapidly
迅速蔓延 xùn sù màn yán  

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