# 速

| 速 | U+901F, &#36895; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-901F |
| ← 逞 [U+901E] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 造 → [U+9020] |

## Translingual
### Han character

速 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+7, 11 strokes in traditional Chinese, 10 strokes in simplified Chinese, cangjie input 卜木中 (YDL), four-corner 3530$_9$, composition ⿺辶束)

#### Derived characters

* 𠻣, 𢳪, 㯈, 𮀼, 𧐒, 𧜦, 𧫻, 𨄞, 𬩓, 𨫩, 𩞍, 䲇, 𬨻, 𬩉, 𫑅, 𫑋, 𫑐, 𨘱, 𫑒, 𨙛
* 𫅯, 䔎, 𨖧, 𬩏, 𨗜, 𨘘, 𩅘, 𩯀, 𪋝, 𩱫

### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1258, character 10
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38897
* Dae Jaweon: page 1746, character 4
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3838, character 1
* Unihan data for U+901F

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 速 :
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 涑 | *sloː, *sloːɡ, *sloɡ |
| 鏉 | *sloː, *sloːɡs, *srus |
| 摗 | *sloː |
| 駷 | *sloːʔ, *sloŋʔ |
| 嗽 | *sloːɡs, *sroːɡ, *sloːɡ |
| 瘶 | *sloːɡs |
| 欶 | *sloːɡs, *sroːɡ |
| 漱 | *sloːɡs, *srus |
| 捒 | *sreːɡ, *sroɡs, *sroɡs |
| 悚 | *sloŋʔ |
| 竦 | *sloŋʔ |
| 娕 | *sʰroːɡ |
| 梀 | *sreːɡ, *sʰloːɡ, *sloːɡ, *l̥ʰoɡ |
| 速 | *sloːɡ |
| 餗 | *sloːɡ |
| 殐 | *sloːɡ |
| 遬 | *sloːɡ |
| 蔌 | *sloːɡ |
| 樕 | *sloːɡ |
| 藗 | *sloːɡ |
| 誎 | *sʰloɡ |
| 束 | *hljoɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sloːɡ): semantic 辵 + phonetic 束 (OC *hljoɡ).

### Etymology

Compare Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m-sow (“to arise; to awake; to awaken”) (STEDT). Related to 促 (OC *sʰoɡ, “to urge”) (Schuessler, 2007).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): sù (su$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xuo$^2$ / xu$^2$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cuk$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): tuuk$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): suh$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): suk
    (Hailu, HRS): sug
    (Meixian, Guangdong): sug$^5$
* Jin (Wiktionary): sueh$^4$
* Northern Min (KCR): sŭ
* Eastern Min (BUC): sók
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sorh$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sok
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sog$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$soq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sou$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sù
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sù
*** Wade–Giles: su$^4$
*** Yale: sù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suh
*** Palladius: су (su)
*** Sinological IPA : /su⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: xuo$^2$ / xu$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiuo / xy
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕyo²¹/, /ɕy²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cuk$^1$
*** Yale: chūk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsuk$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cug$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: tuuk$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɵk̚⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: suh$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /suʔ⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: suk
*** Hakka Romanization System: sug$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sug$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /suk̚²/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: sug
*** Sinological IPA: /suk⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: sug$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /sʊk̚¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: sueh$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /suəʔ²/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sŭ
*** Sinological IPA : /su²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sók
*** Sinological IPA : /souʔ²⁴/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: sorh$^6$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: so̤h
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬɒʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: sorh$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬɒʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sok
*** Tâi-lô: sok
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sog
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /sɔk̚⁵/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sɔk̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: sog$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sok
*** Sinological IPA : /sok̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$soq
*** MiniDict: soh$^入$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$soq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /soʔ⁵⁵/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: sou$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /səu̯²⁴/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit速 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /su⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /su⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /su⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /su²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /su⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /su²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /su²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /ɕy⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /su¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /su¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /su²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /səu²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /ɕyo³¹/ /ɕy³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /ɕiu²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /su³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /suʔ⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /suəʔ⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /suəʔ²/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /ɕyʌʔ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /suəʔ⁴³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /soʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /soʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /soʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /sɤu²¹³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /suʔ²¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /səu⁵/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /səu²⁴/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /səɯ²⁴/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /suʔ⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /suk̚¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /suk̚²²/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sʰok̚⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /t͡sʰuk̚⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /t͡sʰok̚⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /sɔk̚³²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /souʔ²³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /su²⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /sok̚²/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /sok̚⁵/ |
* Middle Chinese: suwk, tsjek
Rime :
| Character | 速 | 速 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 精 (13) |
| Final (韻) | 屋 (3) | 昔 (123) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 桑谷切 | 資昔切 |
| Baxter | suwk | tsjek |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /suk̚/ | /t͡siᴇk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /suk̚/ | /t͡siɛk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /suk̚/ | /t͡siæk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /səwk̚/ | /t͡siajk̚/ |
| Li Rong | /suk̚/ | /t͡siɛk̚/ |
| Wang Li | /suk̚/ | /t͡sĭɛk̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /suk̚/ | /t͡si̯ɛk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | su | ji |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | suk$^1$ | zik$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]ˤok/
    (Zhengzhang): /*sloːɡ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 速 | 速 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | sù | sù |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ suwk › | ‹ suwk › |
| Old Chinese | /*[s]ˁok/ | /*[s]ˁok/ |
| English | invite | rapid |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 速 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 11880 |
| Phonetic component | 束 |
| Rime group | 屋 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 速 |
| Old Chinese | /*sloːɡ/ |

### Definitions

速
* speedy; quick; fast
    迅速 ― xùnsù ― swift
    速去速回 ― sù qù sù huí ― to go and return quickly
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Yù sù, zé bù dá, jiàn xiǎolì, zé dàshì bùchéng. [Pinyin]
    Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
* speed
    時速／时速 ― shísù ― speed per hour
* (literary) to invite
    不速之客 ― bùsùzhīkè ― uninvited guest
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Jì yǒu féi zhù, yǐ sù zhūfù. [Pinyin]
    And the fatted lambs are provided, To which to invite my paternal uncles.
* (literary) to incur
* a surname
* (Teochew, colloquial) km/h
       zi$^2$ diao$^5$ lou$^7$ hang$^6$ ngou$^6$ zab$^8$ sog$^4$. [Peng'im]
       The speed limit on this road is 50 km/h.

### Compounds

* 不速之客 (bùsùzhīkè)
* 也速該 / 也速该
* 亞速群島 / 亚速群岛
* 低速 (dīsù)
* 作速 (zuòsù)
* 低速檔 / 低速档
* 儘速 / 尽速
* 光速 (guāngsù)
* 全速 (quánsù)
* 兵貴神速 / 兵贵神速 (bīngguìshénsù)
* 最速件
* 初速 (chūsù)
* 加速 (jiāsù)
* 加速器 (jiāsùqì)
* 加速度 (jiāsùdù)
* 加速車道 / 加速车道
* 十萬火速 / 十万火速
* 取速
* 圖形加速卡 / 图形加速卡 (túxíng jiāsùkǎ)
* 失速 (shīsù)
* 安全速度
* 宇宙速度 (yǔzhòu sùdù)
* 差速齒輪 / 差速齿轮
* 平均風速 / 平均风速
* 從速 / 从速 (cóngsù)
* 快速 (kuàisù)
* 快速帆船
* 快速麵 / 快速面
* 急速 (jísù)
* 慌速
* 慢速 (mànsù)
* 撲速速 / 扑速速
* 星速
* 時速 / 时速 (shísù)
* 欲速則不達 / 欲速则不达 (yù sù zé bù dá)
* 波速
* 流速 (liúsù)
* 減速 / 减速 (jiǎnsù)
* 減速劑 / 减速剂
* 減速裝置 / 减速装置
* 減速車道 / 减速车道
* 滴修都速
* 滴羞篤速 / 滴羞笃速
* 火速 (huǒsù)
* 疾速
* 直線加速器 / 直线加速器
* 瞬時速度 / 瞬时速度 (shùnshí sùdù)
* 神速 (shénsù)
* 視窗加速卡 / 视窗加速卡
* 競速溜冰 / 竞速溜冰
* 答剌速
* 篤速 / 笃速
* 篤速速 / 笃速速
* 聲速 / 声速 (shēngsù)
* 脫離速度 / 脱离速度
* 航速
* 行車速率 / 行车速率
* 行速
* 角速度 (jiǎosùdù)
* 變速 / 变速 (biànsù)
* 變速器 / 变速器 (biànsùqì)
* 超速 (chāosù)
* 超音速 (chāoyīnsù)
* 車速 / 车速 (chēsù)
* 轉速 / 转速 (zhuànsù)
* 轉速計 / 转速计
* 轉速錶 / 转速表 (zhuǎnsùbiǎo)
* 迅速 (xùnsù)
* 逃速
* 速克達 / 速克达 (sùkèdá)
* 速動比率 / 速动比率
* 速寫 / 速写 (sùxiě)
* 速度 (sùdù)
* 速成 (sùchéng)
* 速成作物
* 速成班 (sùchéngbān)
* 速戰速決 / 速战速决 (sùzhànsùjué)
* 速效肥料
* 速決 / 速决 (sùjué)
* 速率 (sùlǜ)
* 速記 / 速记 (sùjì)
* 速讀 / 速读
* 速賜康 / 速赐康
* 速速 (sùsù)
* 速遞 / 速递 (sùdì)
* 速配 (sùpèi)
* 速食 (sùshí)
* 速食主義 / 速食主义
* 速食店
* 速食戀愛 / 速食恋爱
* 速食麵 / 速食面 (sùshímiàn)
* 速駕 / 速驾
* 進步神速 / 进步神速
* 進銳退速 / 进锐退速
* 遲速 / 迟速
* 重力加速度
* 阿速坡 (Āsùpō)
* 音速 (yīnsù)
* 風速 / 风速 (fēngsù)
* 風速表 / 风速表
* 風速計 / 风速计 (fēngsùjì)
* 飛速 / 飞速 (fēisù)
* 馬工枚速 / 马工枚速
* 高速 (gāosù)
* 高速公路 (gāosù gōnglù)
* 高速攝影 / 高速摄影
* 高速鋼 / 高速钢
* 高速鐵路 / 高速铁路 (gāosù tiělù)

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 速 |
| Kyūjitai | 速󠄁 速+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 速󠄃 速+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)
* fast, speedy

#### Readings

* Go-on: そく (soku, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: そく (soku, Jōyō)
* Kun: すみやか (sumiyaka, 速やか, Jōyō)、はやい (hayai, 速い, Jōyō)、はやまる (hayamaru, 速まる, Jōyō)、はやめる (hayameru, 速める, Jōyō)
* Nanori: ちか (chika)、つぎ (tsugi)、とう (tō)、はや (haya)、はやし (hayashi)、はやみ (hayami)、めす (mesu)

#### Compounds

* 音(おん)速(そく) (onsoku)
* 加(か)速(そく) (kasoku)
* 減(げん)速(そう) (gensō)
* 光(こう)速(そく) (kōsoku)
* 高(こう)速(そく) (kōsoku)
* 早(さっ)速(そく) (sassoku)
* 速(そく)度(ど) (sokudo): speed
* 速(そく)読(どく) (sokudoku): speedreading
* 猛(もう)速(そく) (mōsoku): seriously fast speed

#### See also

* 速(はや)い (hayai)
* 速(はや)く (hayaku)
* 速(はや)さ (hayasa)

### References

* ↑ “速”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

## Korean
### Hanja

速 (eumhun 빠를 속 (ppareul sok))
* hanja form of 속 (“fast”)

#### Compounds

* 속도 (速度, sokdo, “speed”)
* 가속 (加速, gasok, “acceleration”)
* 고속 (高速, gosok, “high speed”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

速: Hán Nôm readings: tốc, rốc, nhanh
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