# 筷

| 筷 | U+7B77, &#31607; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7B77 |
| ← 筶 [U+7B76] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 筸 → [U+7B78] |

## Translingual
### Han character

筷 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 竹心木大 (HPDK), four-corner 8893$_4$, composition ⿱𥫗快)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 886, character 23
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 26100
* Dae Jaweon: page 1314, character 18
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2975, character 15
* Unihan data for U+7B77

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 袂 | *mɡʷeds |
| 夬 | *kʷraːds |
| 快 | *kʰʷraːds |
| 駃 | *kʰʷraːds, *kʷeːd |
| 筷 | *kʰʷraːds |
| 炔 | *kʷeːds |
| 觖 | *kʰʷeds, *kʷeːd |
| 缺 | *kʰʷed, *kʰʷeːd |
| 蒛 | *kʰʷed |
| 吷 | *qʰʷed |
| 妜 | *qʷed, *qʷeːd |
| 決 | *kʷeːd, *qʰʷeːd |
| 訣 | *kʷeːd |
| 抉 | *kʷeːd, *qʷeːd |
| 玦 | *kʷeːd |
| 芵 | *kʷeːd |
| 赽 | *kʷeːd |
| 鴂 | *kʷeːd |
| 鈌 | *kʷeːd |
| 决 | *kʷeːd |
| 疦 | *kʷeːd, *qʰʷeːd |
| 蚗 | *kʷeːd |
| 趹 | *kʷeːd |

### Etymology 1

From 快 (kuài), originally euphemistic for 箸 (zhù), homophonous to 住 (zhù, “to stay; to stop”). See 筷子 (kuàizi) for more.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): kuài (kuai$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): kuai$^4$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): faai$^3$ / faai$^{3-2}$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): faai$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): fai$^1$ / fai$^{1*}$
* Gan (Wiktionary): kuai$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): khoai
    (Meixian, Guangdong): kuai$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): kuai$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): kuái
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khoài
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kuai$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$khue; $^5$khua
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): kuai$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kuài
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kuài
*** Wade–Giles: kʻuai$^4$
*** Yale: kwài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuay
*** Palladius: куай (kuaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: kuai$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kuai
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰuai²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: faai$^3$ / faai$^{3-2}$
*** Yale: faai / fáai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: faai$^3$ / faai$^{3-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fai$^3$ / fai$^{3-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /faːi̯³³/, /faːi̯³³⁻³⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: faai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /fai³²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: fai$^1$ / fai$^{1*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /fai³³/, /fai³³⁻³³⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: kuai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰuai²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khoai
*** Hakka Romanization System: kuai
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kuai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰu̯ai̯⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: kuai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰuaɪ⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: kuai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /kʰuai⁴⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: kuái
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰuɑi²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoài
*** Tâi-lô: khuài
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qoaix
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuai⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰuai²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kuai$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khuài
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰuai²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$khue; $^5$khua
*** MiniDict: khue$^平$; khua$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$khue; $^2$khua
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰue⁵³/, /kʰua³⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: kuai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰu̯ai̯⁴⁵/
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰʷraːds/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 筷 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 4409 |
| Phonetic component | 夬 |
| Rime group | 祭 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 快 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰʷraːds/ |
| Notes | 快的後起分別字 |

#### Definitions

筷
* chopsticks (Classifier: 雙／双 m c; 對／对 c)
    公筷 ― gōngkuài ― serving chopsticks
       do$^1$ go$^3$ jan$^4$, do$^1$ soeng$^1$ faai$^3$ [Jyutping]
       one more person [only requires] one more pair of chopsticks
** 1998, 吳婉雯, directed by 黃偉聲 [Wong Wai Sing], 真情 [A Kindred Spirit]‎, episode 819, spoken by 陳大勝 [Chan Tai Sing] (顏國樑 [Johnny Ngan]):
       nei$^5$ mou$^5$ gin$^3$ dou$^2$ jan$^4$ baai$^3$ san$^4$, go$^2$ di$^1$ zai$^3$ ban$^2$ gaak$^3$ lei$^4$ jau$^5$ wun$^2$ faan$^6$ gan$^1$ zyu$^6$ jau$^5$ soeng$^1$ faai$^{3-2}$ gaa$^3$, hai$^6$ m$^4$ hai$^6$ sin$^1$? [Jyutping]
       Haven't you seen when people worship gods, beside the offerings are a bowl of rice and then a pair of chopsticks, right?
** 2006, 蔡婷婷, directed by 羅鎮岳, 高朋滿座 [Welcome to the House]‎, episode 1, spoken by 高蕙婷 [Ko Wai-Ting] (鍾煌 [Annie Chong]):
       tim$^1$ do$^1$ deoi$^3$ faai$^3$, dak$^1$ m$^4$ dak$^1$ aa$^3$? [Jyutping]
       Could we add a pair of chopsticks?
** 2015, 蕭國華, 鄧斯婷, directed by 伍兆榮, 天眼 [Eye in the Sky]‎, episode 4, spoken by 梁美德 [Leung Mei-dak] (盧宛茵 [Angelina Lo]):
       ei$^5$, do$^1$ soeng$^1$ faai$^{3-2}$ ze$^1$! [Jyutping]
       Hey, it's just one more pair of chopsticks!
* (Wu) Classifier for an amount of food held with a pair of chopsticks.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 箸, 梜 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 筷子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 筷子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 筷子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 筷子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 筷子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 箸子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 筷子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 筷子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 筷子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 筷子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 筷子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 筷子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 筷子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 筷子, 筷兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Ankang | 筷子, 劃食子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Ankang (Xianhe, Hanbin) | 筷子, 劃食子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe (Maoping) | 筷子, 劃食子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 筷子, 箸兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Pizhou | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lianyungang (Ganyu) | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Donghai | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 筷子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 筷子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 筷子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 筷子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 筷子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 筷子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 筷子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 筷子, 檺竿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu (Xindu) | 筷子, 檺竿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanbu | 筷子, 箸子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 筷子, 筷兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 筷兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 筷子, 筷條 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Fujian) | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Binyang (Nanjie) | 筷條 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 筷子, 筷條 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luocheng (Dongmen) | 筷子, 筷條 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianlin (Langping) | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yongzhou | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Shiquan | 筷子, 劃食子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Ziyang | 筷子, 劃食子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Oudomxay | 筷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pematangsiantar | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 筷兒, 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Baoying | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Taizhou | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Zhenjiang | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huai'an (Huaiyin) | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xuyi | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xinghua | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 筷兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rugao | 筷兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yancheng | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Funing | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Sihong | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 筷子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 筷子 |
| Mandarin | Nanping (Yanping) | 筷子 |
| Mandarin | Wuping (Zhongshan Junjiahua) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 筷子, 筷 in limited contexts |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 筷子, 箸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 箸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 箸 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 箸, 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 箸 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 箸 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 箸 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 箸 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 筷, 筷箸 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 筷箸, 筷手 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 箸, 筷箸 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 筷子, 筷手 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 筷子, 筷手 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 筷箸 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 筷箸 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 筷 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 筷箸 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 筷箸 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 筷子, 筷箸, 筷手 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 筷箸 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 筷箸 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 筷箸 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 箸 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 筷子 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 筷子 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 筷子 |
| Gan | Pengze | 筷子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 箸 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 筷子 |
| Gan | Liuyang | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 箸, 筷仔, 筷隻, 箸隻 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 筷哩, 筷隻 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Fengshun (Tangkeng) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 筷子, 箸 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) | 筷子, 箸 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 筷孖 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 筷箸 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 箸, 筷哩, 筷箸 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 筷哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 筷哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 箸, 筷哩 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) | 筷 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 筷哎, 筷條, 箸 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) | 筷 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 筷 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) | 筷 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) | 筷 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 筷 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 箸 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 箸 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Changting | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Shanghang | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Shanghang (Gutian) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 箸隻, 筷子 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 箸隻 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 箸隻 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian) | 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian) | 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian) | 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian) | 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian) | 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) | 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 箸, 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 筷, 箸 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Nantou (Guoxing; Lufeng) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 筷子, 筷孖 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 筷 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 筷 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 筷 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 筷 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 筷 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 筷箸 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Shahe) | 筷, 箸 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 箸 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 筷 |
| Hakka | Guidong | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Longtan) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Shiling) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Longwang) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Shibantan) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Xindu Subdistrict) | 筷子, 檺竿 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 筷子 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 筷哩 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 筷仔 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 筷孖 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 筷 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 筷 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 筷 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 筷 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 筷兒 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 筷兒 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 筷兒 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 筷子 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 筷, 筷子 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 筷子 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 筷子 |
| Huizhou | Chun'an (Qiandaohu) | 筷, 筷子 |
| Huizhou | Chun'an (Jiangjia) | 筷 |
| Huizhou | Jiande (Meicheng) | 筷兒 |
| Huizhou | Jiande (Shouchang) | 箸 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 筷子 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 筷子 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 筷子 |
| Jin | Datong | 筷子 |
| Jin | Datong (Yunzhou) | 筷子 |
| Jin | Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou) | 筷子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 筷子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 筷子 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 筷子 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 筷子 |
| Jin | Linhe | 筷子 |
| Jin | Jining | 筷子 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 筷子 |
| Jin | Baotou | 筷子 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 筷子 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 筷子 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 筷子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 筷子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 筷子 |
| Jin | Handan | 筷子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 筷子 |
| Jin | Suide | 筷子 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Jiande | 筷兒 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Jinhua | 筷兒 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 筷兒 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Tunxi | 筷兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 箸 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 飯箸 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 箸 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 箸 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 概手 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 箸 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 箸 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 籌, 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 飯箸 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Taishun | 飯箸 |
| Eastern Min | Cangnan | 箸 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 箸, 箸奇, 箸雙, 奇箸 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 箸, 箸奇 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 箸, 箸奇 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 奇箸 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 箸, 箸奇, 奇箸 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 箸雙, 箸 |
| Southern Min | Shizhong | 箸雙 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 箸雙 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 箸雙 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 筷子 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Cangnan | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Fengshun (Liuhuang) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Phnom Penh (Teochew) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 箸 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 糜箸, 箸 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 糜箸, 箸 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 糜箸, 箸 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 糜箸, 箸 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 糜箸 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 箸 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 奇箸 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 箸 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 箸 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 箸 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 奇箸 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 箸 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 箸 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 箸 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 箸 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 箸 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 筷子, 箸 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 箸 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 筷子 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang | 筷箸, 筷子 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 筷子 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dongbianzhou) | 筷子 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Sanjie) | 筷箸, 筷子 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 飯箸 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 飯箸 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 飯箸 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 箸 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 箸 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 箸 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 箸 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 飯箸 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 飯箸, 箸 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 飯箸 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 飯箸 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 箸 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 箸 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 箸 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 筷, 筷子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 筷子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) | 筷子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 筷子, 筷 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 筷子, 筷 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 筷 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 筷兒, 筷 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 筷 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 筷 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 筷子, 筷 |
| Wu | Changshu | 筷 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 筷子 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 筷, 筷子 |
| Wu | Jiashan | 筷 |
| Wu | Pinghu | 筷 |
| Wu | Haining (Yanguan) | 筷 |
| Wu | Tongxiang | 筷 |
| Wu | Haiyan | 筷 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 筷 |
| Wu | Liyang | 筷子 |
| Wu | Yixing | 筷, 筷子 |
| Wu | Danyang | 筷 |
| Wu | Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) | 筷子 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 筷子 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 筷兒, 筷兒頭, 筷 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Gaochun) | 筷子 |
| Wu | Huzhou | 筷子 |
| Wu | Huzhou (Shuanglin) | 筷 |
| Wu | Changxing | 筷 |
| Wu | Anji | 筷子 |
| Wu | Deqing | 筷兒 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 筷兒, 筷子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 筷兒 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Lin'an) | 筷子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 筷 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Xiaoshan) | 筷 |
| Wu | Tonglu | 筷子 |
| Wu | Tonglu (Wusheng) | 筷子 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 筷 |
| Wu | Zhuji | 筷 |
| Wu | Zhuji (Wangjiajing) | 筷 |
| Wu | Shengzhou | 筷 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Chongren) | 筷 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Taiping) | 筷 |
| Wu | Xinchang | 箸 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 筷 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Zhenhai) | 筷 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Fenghua) | 筷 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 筷, 筷子, 筷兒 |
| Wu | Cixi | 筷 |
| Wu | Xiangshan | 筷 |
| Wu | Ninghai | 箸 |
| Wu | Zhoushan | 筷, 筷子 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 箸 |
| Wu | Tiantai | 箸 |
| Wu | Xianju | 箸 |
| Wu | Sanmen | 箸 |
| Wu | Linhai | 箸 |
| Wu | Wenling | 箸 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 箸 |
| Wu | Yueqing | 箸 |
| Wu | Yongjia (Fenglin) | 箸 |
| Wu | Rui'an | 箸 |
| Wu | Pingyang | 箸 |
| Wu | Taishun | 箸 |
| Wu | Wencheng | 箸 |
| Wu | Lishui | 箸 |
| Wu | Qingtian | 箸 |
| Wu | Jinyun | 箸 |
| Wu | Wuyi (Liucheng) | 箸 |
| Wu | Songyang (Xiping) | 箸 |
| Wu | Yunhe | 箸 |
| Wu | Jingning | 箸 |
| Wu | Qingyuan | 箸 |
| Wu | Longquan | 箸 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 筷兒 |
| Wu | Suichang | 箸 |
| Wu | Jiangshan | 箸 |
| Wu | Changshan | 箸 |
| Wu | Kaihua | 箸 |
| Wu | Longyou | 箸 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 箸, 筷子 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 箸 |
| Wu | Yiwu | 箸 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 箸 |
| Wu | Pujiang | 箸 |
| Wu | Dongyang | 箸 |
| Wu | Wuyi | 箸 |
| Wu | Lanxi | 箸 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 筷子 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 筷子 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 筷子 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang (Meiqiao) | 筷子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 筷子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 筷子 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 筷子 |
| Xiang | Hengshan | 筷子 |
| Xiang | Hengshan (Baiguo) | 筷子 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 筷子 |
| Xiang | Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao) | 筷子 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 筷子 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 筷子 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 筷子 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 筷子 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 筷子 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 筷子 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) | 筷子 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 筷子 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 筷子 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 筷子 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 筷子 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 筷子 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 筷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 箸子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 箸 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 箸 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 箸 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 箸 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 筷 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 筷 |

#### Compounds

* 公筷 (gōngkuài)
* 公筷母匙 (gōngkuàimǔchí)
* 動筷 / 动筷 (dòngkuài)
* 火筷子 (huǒkuàizi)
* 碗筷 (wǎnkuài)
* 筷兒 / 筷儿 (kuàir)
* 筷子 (kuàizi)
* 筷子舞
* 筷筒 (kuàitǒng)
* 筷篋 / 筷箧
* 筷籠 / 筷笼 (kuàilóng)
* 筷籠子 / 筷笼子 (kuàilóngzi)
* 起筷

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tī / tīr / tū / tǐr
    (Teochew, Peng'im): de$^7$
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Singapore, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tī
*** Tâi-lô: tī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: di
*** IPA (Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /ti³³/
*** IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /ti⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /ti²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Hsinchu, Sanxia, Kinmen, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tīr
*** Tâi-lô: tīr
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tɯ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Kinmen, Singapore): /tɯ²²/
** (Hokkien: Taipei, Magong, Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tū
*** Tâi-lô: tū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: du
*** IPA (Taipei): /tu³³/
*** IPA (Penang): /tu²¹/
** (Hokkien: Lukang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǐr
*** Tâi-lô: tǐr
*** IPA (Lukang): /tɨ³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: de$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tṳ̄
*** Sinological IPA : /tɯ¹¹/

#### Definitions

筷
* (Hokkien, Teochew) Alternative form of 箸 (“chopstick”)
** 2007, “紅線情”, 盧和生 (lyrics), 陳偉強 (music)‎performed by 甲子慧 and 王中平:
       góa nā sī tī, lí kam-goān chòe óaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       If I were chopsticks, you'd be willing to be a bowl.
** 2016, 元朝 (lyrics and music), “囍珍时”‎performed by 元朝:
       zêg$^8$ gai$^5$ uan$^2$ gong$^1$, zêg$^8$ sang$^1$ ca$^5$ de$^7$ [Peng'im]
       A big bowl, a pair of wooden chopsticks
** 2018, 鄭喬安 (lyrics and music), “一双筷”‎performed by 陳淑萍 and 吳俊宏:
       lí kám chai lán ê ài-chêng chhin-chhiūⁿ chi̍t siang tī, ngeh-tio̍h sng-kam-khó͘-chiáⁿ ê chu-bī [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       Do you know that our love is like a pair of chopsticks, holding sourness, sweetness, bitterness and tastelessness?

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* chopsticks

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): かい (kai)
* Kun: はし (hashi, 筷)