kuai
noun
kuai is spelled K-U-A-I: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kuai means “A historical Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kuai?
| Letters | 4: K-U-A-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kuai?
Kuai appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of kuai
- kwai
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kuai mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A historical Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat.
- 2
informalyuan (Chinese unit of currency)
Many Chinese people never cook at home because the range of options is endless, from 10-Kuai eats, to 1,000-Kuai feasts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kuai come from?
Borrowed from Mandarin 膾 /脍 (kuài).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).