筷子，为什么叫筷子？

Chopsticks have a long history. 筷子的历史特别悠久。 Long ago they were called zhu. 最早，人们叫它箸。 Boatmen wanted a fast trip. 开船的人都希望船走得快。 Zhu sounded like stop, so they disliked it. 箸音近住，大家不喜欢。 They changed it to kuai, fast. 于是改叫快，就是快一点的快。 Later it got a bamboo head. 后来加了竹字头，就成了筷。 Two sticks become a pair. 两根小棍，成双成对。