Chopsticks in Chinese (Mandarin): 筷子 (kuàizi)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 筷子

• 筷

  Chopstick. 竹 (bamboo) is on top.

  13 strokes

• 子

  A small ending found in many nouns, said short and light.

  3 strokes

Count chopsticks in pairs with 双 (shuāng): 一双筷子. Never stand them upright in a bowl of rice: it looks like incense at a funeral.

More examples with 筷子

• 我会用筷子。

  我會用筷子。

  Wǒ huì yòng kuàizi.

  I can use chopsticks.

• 我拿着一双筷子。

  我拿著一雙筷子。

  Wǒ názhe yì shuāng kuàizi.

  I'm holding a pair of chopsticks.

How to write 筷子 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.