刷 (shuā)
to brush/to swipe (card)
How 刷 is written
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 尸 — corpse
- Traditional
- 刷
- Simplified
- 刷 (unchanged)
Components
- 尸 corpse
- 巾 turban/scarf
- 刂 knife
刷 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- shuā
- to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up
- shuà
- to select
Common words using 刷
- 刷新 shuāxīn
- to renovate; to refurbish; to refresh (computer window)
- 刷卡 shuākǎ
- to use a credit card
- 刷牙 shuāyá
- to brush one's teeth
- 牙刷 yáshuā
- toothbrush; CL:把[ba3]
- 刷子 shuāzi
- brush; scrub; CL:把[ba3]
- 刷爆 shuābào
- to max out (a credit card)
- 印刷 yìnshuā
- 印刷品 yìnshuāpǐn
- printed products
- 印刷廠 yìnshuāchǎng
- printing house; print shop
- 印刷業 yìnshuāyè
- typography; printing business
- 印刷版 yìnshuābǎn
- printing plate
- 印刷術 yìnshuāshù
- printing; printing technology
刷 in a sentence
睡覺前記得要刷牙。
Shuìjiào qián jìdé yào shuāyá.
“Remember to brush your teeth before going to bed.”
How common is 刷?
刷 is the 1,821st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 96.4% of all running text.
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