刷 (shuā): a brush, to paint, to daub, to brush, to scrub
刷 (shuā) is a Chinese character meaning “a brush.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 刂 (knife). It ranks #1807 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 刷 a person bent over 尸 with a towel 巾. 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
- a brush
- to paint
- to daub
- to brush
- to scrub
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA person bent over 尸 with a towel 巾
Decomposition: ⿰⿸尸巾刂 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 刷
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刷牙 | shuā yá | to brush one's teeth |
| 粉刷 | fěn shuā | to paint |
| 刷子 | shuā zi | brush |
| 刷新 | shuā xīn | to renovate |
| 洗刷 | xǐ shuā | to wipe clean |
| 冲刷 | chōng shuā | to cleanse |
| 印刷机 | yìn shuā jī | printing press |
| 印刷厂 | yìn shuā chǎng | printing house |
| 印刷品 | yìn shuā pǐn | printed products |
| 印刷体 | yìn shuā tǐ | printed style (as opposed to cursive) |
| 印刷术 | yìn shuā shù | printing |
| 刷洗 | shuā xǐ | to scrub clean |
| 印刷业 | yìn shuā yè | typography |
| 印刷版 | yìn shuā bǎn | printing plate |
| 板刷 | bǎn shuā | scrubbing brush |
刷 appears in 51 compound words: 33 as the first character, 43 as the last, and 24 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 刷 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
这个刷字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě shuā zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
This character "刷" carries different meanings in Classical Chinese.
...竹联帮大哥狂发钓鱼诈骗简讯 107人遭盗刷450万
. . . zhú lián bāng dà gē kuáng fā diào yú zhà piàn jiǎn xùn 1 0 7 rén zāo dào shuā 4 5 0 wàn
... The eldest brother of the Bamboo Union Gang sent a phishing scam text message 107 people were stolen and swiped 4.5 million
... 月发布:12.3 英寸 165Hz 高刷屏、骁龙 8 系处理器
. . . yuè fā bù : 1 2 . 3 yīng cùn 1 6 5 H z gāo shuā bǐng , 骁 lóng 8 xì chǔ lǐ qì
... Monthly release: 12.3-inch 165Hz high refresh screen, Snapdragon 8 series processor
拒绝“末日刷屏”:美国年轻人对抗信息过载,带火老式数...
jù jué mò rì shuā bǐng : měi guó nián qīng rén duì kàng xìn xī guò zài , dài huǒ lǎo shì shǔ . . .
Refuse to "swipe the screen at the end of the world": young Americans fight against information overload and bring fire to old-fashioned numbers...
5金4银6铜!中国冬奥军团刷新境外参赛历史最好成绩
5 jīn 4 yín 6 tóng ! zhōng guó dōng ào jūn tuán shuā xīn jìng wài cān sài lì shǐ zuì hǎo chéng jì
5 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze! The Chinese Winter Olympic Legion set a new record in the history of overseas competitions
...海乐高乐园迎开园后首个春节假期,正月初三刷新单日..
. . . hǎi lè gāo lè yuán yíng kāi yuán hòu shǒu gè chūn jié jiǎ qī , zhèng yuè chū sān shuā xīn dān rì . .
... Haile High Land welcomes the first Spring Festival holiday after the opening of the park, and the third day of the first lunar month refreshes a single day:
杰克刷去了他外套上的灰尘。
Jiékè shuā qù le tā wàitào shàng de huīchén.
Jack brushed the dust off his coat.
我不需要粉刷围墙。
Wǒ bù xūyào fěnshuā wéiqiáng.
I didn't need to paint the fence.
我告诉汤姆我认为他的房子要刷漆。
Wǒ gàosu Tāngmǔ wǒ rènwéi tā de fángzi yào shuā qī.
I told Tom that I thought his house needed to be painted.
多数人每天至少刷两次牙。
Duōshù rén měitiān zhìshǎo shuā liǎng cì yá.
Most people brush their teeth at least two times a day.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced shuā
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