chopsticks

Also known as chopstick

upright=1.35|thumb|Various chopsticks, from top to bottom, with ruler at top for scale:

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Chinese.pic: Chopsticks 2 (Chinese characters).svg
Chinese.piccap: The original Chinese character for "chopsticks"
Chinese.picupright: 0.225
Chinese.p: kuàizi
Chinese.w: k'uai4-tzu5
Chinese.wuu: khuae去-tsy上
Chinese.h: kuai-e
Chinese.j: faai3-zi2
Chinese.y: faai-jí
Chinese.p2: zhù
Chinese.j2: zyu6
Chinese.tl2: tī
Chinese.buc2: dê̤ṳ /
Chinese.kanji: 箸
Chinese.kana: はし
Chinese.romaji: hashi
Chinese.hangul: 젓가락
Chinese.rr: jeotgarak

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Commons category: Chopsticks
Commons gallery: Chopsticks
Unicode character: 🥢
native label: 箸

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Contents

Origin and history
As cooking utensils
As cooking thermometers
As eating utensils
Propagation throughout the world
Naming in different countries
Styles of chopsticks
Common characteristics
Sinosphere
China
Japan
Korea
Vietnam
Outside of Sinosphere
Mongolia
Thailand
Borneo/Malaysia/Indonesia etc.
Using chopsticks
Chopstick grips
Standard grip
Learning to use chopsticks
Full range of chopstick motion
Learning aids
Chopstick customs, manners and etiquette
Sinosphere
China
Japan
Korea
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
Indonesia and Malaysia
Thailand
Global impacts
Environmental impacts
Effects on health
See also
Notes
References
External links

upright=1.35|thumb|Various chopsticks, from top to bottom, with ruler at top for scale:

Chopsticks are shaped pairs of equal-length sticks that have been used as kitchen and eating utensils in most countries of East Asia for over three millennia. They are held in the dominant hand, secured by fingers, and wielded as extensions of the hand, to pick up food.