迅 (xùn): rapid, fast
迅 (xùn) is a Chinese character meaning “rapid.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (structural) and 卂 (structural). It ranks #1089 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 迅 to walk 辶 quickly 卂; 卂 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).
Definitions
- rapid
- fast
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo walk 辶 quickly 卂; 卂 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿺辶卂 (layout: surround-from-lower-left)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 迅
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迅猛 | xùn měng | quick and violent |
| 迅捷 | xùn jié | fast and nimble |
| 迅疾 | xùn jí | rapid |
| 迅即 | xùn jí | immediately |
| 迅雷 | xùn léi | thunderbolt |
| 鲁迅 | lǔ xùn | Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers |
| 陈奕迅 | chén yì xùn | Eason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor |
迅 appears in 8 compound words: 75 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 迅 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
救援队伍迅速赶到现场，展开紧急救助。
Jiùyuán duìwu xùnsù gǎndào xiànchǎng, zhǎnkāi jǐnjí jiùzhù.
The rescue team quickly arrived at the scene and launched emergency assistance.
...腿憋尿勒肚子小腹凸的是暂时现象吗?排尿后迅速恢复平坦吗
. . . tuǐ biē niào lè dù zǐ xiǎo fù tū de shì zàn shí xiàn xiàng ma ? pái niào hòu xùn sù huī fù píng tǎn ma
...Is it normal for my lower abdomen to bulge when I hold my urine? Does it go back to normal right after I urinate?
女子拜拜遇贼翻置物箱 警方迅速拦捕男嫌
nǚ zǐ bài bài yù zéi fān zhì wù xiāng jǐng fāng xùn sù lán bǔ nán xián
The police quickly stopped the male suspect
《预算案》陈茂波:迅清结算年内建立数字资产平台 支持数字债券...
yù suàn àn chén mào bō : xùn qīng jié suàn nián nèi jiàn lì shǔ zì zī chǎn píng tái zhī chí shǔ zì zhài quàn . . .
"Budget" Chen Maobo: Xunqing Settlement will establish a digital asset platform during the year to support digital bonds...
...遭乱收费自行维权无门,向 FCC 投诉后迅速获赔
. . . zāo luàn shōu fèi zì háng wéi quán wú mén , xiàng tóu sù hòu xùn sù huò péi
...faced with arbitrary fees and no avenue for self-help, they promptly received compensation after filing a complaint with the FCC.
范明政总理:春节假期后首个工作日必须迅速投入到工作中去
fàn míng zhèng zǒng lǐ chūn jié jiǎ qī hòu shǒu gè gōng zuò rì bì xū xùn sù tóu rù dào gōng zuò zhōng qù
PM Fan Mingzheng: First working day after Spring Festival vacation must be quickly put to work
火势以扇形迅速蔓延。
Huǒshì yǐ shànxíng xùnsùmànyán.
The fire spread out in a fan-shape.
小偷迅速地窜入了人群。
Xiǎotōu xùnsù de cuàn rù le rénqún.
The thief whipped out into the crowd.
他迅速瞥了一眼杂志。
Tā xùnsù piē le yīyǎn zázhì.
He took a quick look at the magazine.
爱和希望帮助她迅速复原。
ài hé xīwàng bāngzhù tā xùnsù fùyuán.
Love and hope helped her to recover quickly.
Character Family
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