• fast, quick, rapid;
  • to hasten, to speed up;

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound:

辵 (착, walk, movement) – semantic component, related to walking, traveling.

束 (속, to bind, bundle) – phonetic component, providing the sound sok.

Usage in Korean

Common in modern compounds about speed, urgency, and efficiency.

快速 (쾌속) — high speed, rapid

加速 (가속) — to accelerate

減速 (감속) — to decelerate

速達 (속달) — express delivery

速戰速決 (속전속결) — “fight a quick battle and settle it quickly” (decisive resolution)

Additional notes

The graph ties the idea of “walking (辵)” with “binding (束),” suggesting the notion of “gathering speed” or “compressed motion.”

빠를
ppareul
sok
Kangxi radical:162, + 7
Strokes:11
Unicode:U+901F
Cangjie input:
  • 卜木中 (YDL)
Composition:
  • ⿺ 辶 束

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

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