刮 (guā): to scrape, to blow, to shave
刮 (guā) is a Chinese character meaning “to scrape.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 舌 (phonetic) and 刂 (semantic). It ranks #2280 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 刮 knife. Its radical form 刂 (knife) appears in many related characters such as 分 (fēn, to divide), 别 (bié, to leave), 到 (dào, to reach).
Definitions
- to scrape
- to blow
- to shave
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刮目相看phrase | guā mù xiāng kàn | to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth |
| 刮脸verb | guā liǎn | to shave one's face |
| 搜刮verb | sōu guā | to rake in (money) |
| 刮风verb | guā fēng | to be windy |
| 刮胡刀noun | guā hú dāo | razor |
| 刮刀noun | guā dāo | spatula |
| 耳刮子noun | ěr guā zi | (coll.) a slap on the side of the head |
| 刮痧verb | guā shā | gua sha (technique in TCM) |
| 刮目相待 | guā mù xiāng dài | see 刮目相看 |
| 刮胡子verb | guā hú zi | to shave (facial hair) |
| 雨刮器noun | yǔ guā qì | windshield wiper |
| 刮皮刀 | guā pí dāo | peeler |
| 刮伤 | guā shāng | scratch (wound) |
| 刮掉 | guā diào | to scrape off |
| 刮刮叫 | guā guā jiào | variant of 呱呱叫 |
刮 appears in 24 compound words: 75 as the first character, 8 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 刮 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
刮字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
guā zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
Although the character "刮" is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.
彩券、刮刮乐杠龟可以换200元?还能领一串卫生纸
cǎi quàn , guā guā lè gàng guī kě yǐ huàn 2 0 0 yuán ? hái néng lǐng yī chuàn wèi shēng zhǐ
Lottery tickets and scratch cards can be exchanged for 200 yuan? You can also get a string of toilet paper
杠龟彩券、刮刮乐不要丢!杰升通信回收领200元配件金...
gàng guī cǎi quàn , guā guā lè bù yāo diū ! jié shēng tōng xìn huí shōu lǐng 2 0 0 yuán pèi jiàn jīn . . .
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guā guā lè jiā xīn xuán xué miǎo zhōng wàn yuán ! wǎng yǒu cháo shèng yuán gōng . . .
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mǎi guā guā lè tíng bù xià lái ? 4 xīng zuò dǔ xìng chāo qiáng mǔ yáng xiān . . .
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这谁要啦?马年刮刮乐送“小强标本”引热议 台北动物园:限...
zhè shéi yāo lā ? mǎ nián guā guā lè sòng xiǎo qiáng biāo běn yǐn rè yì tái běi dòng wù yuán : xiàn . . .
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你每天早上都刮胡子吗？
Nǐ měitiān zǎoshang dōu guāhúzi ma?
Do you shave every morning?
铲子是用来刮削还是翻菜的？
Chǎnzi shì yònglái guā xiāo háishi fān cài de?
Are spatulas for scraping or turning?
看来快要刮暴风雨了。
Kànlai kuàiyào guā bàofēngyǔ le.
It seems that there will be a storm soon.
刮完胡子感觉很舒服。
Guā wán húzi gǎnjué hěn shūfu.
It is pleasant to shave off my beard.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 刂 (knife) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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