kuài

archaic
literary

Meaning of

哙 means to swallow; to gulp down. Pronounced kuài.

  • to swallow; to gulp down

Character Info

Radical
Strokes16
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Láng
duō
ròu
shǎo
 
kuài
 

There are too many wolves and too little meat to go around.

kǒu
kuài
xià
le
wǎn
yào
 

He gulped down that bowl of bitter medicine in one mouthful.

yàn
láng
tūn
 
kuài
shí
ér
jìn
 

Devouring like tigers and wolves, they swallowed all the food completely.