甩 (shuǎi): to throw, to fling, to swing
甩 (shuǎi) is a Chinese character meaning “to throw.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 月 (structural) and 乚 (structural). It ranks #2493 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 甩 the opposite of "to use" 用. Its radical form 用 (use) appears in many related characters such as 用 (yòng, to use).
Definitions
- to throw
- to fling
- to swing
Etymology & Origin
ideographicThe opposite of "to use" 用
Decomposition: ⿻月乚 (layout: overlay)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甩掉 | shuǎi diào | to throw off |
| 甩开 | shuǎi kāi | to shake off |
| 甩卖 | shuǎi mài | to mark down (the price of goods) |
| 甩手 | shuǎi shǒu | to swing one's arms |
| 甩头 | shuǎi tóu | to fling back one's head |
| 沙拉甩干器 | shā lā shuǎi gān qì | salad spinner |
| 甩脸子 | shuǎi liǎn zi | to grimace with displeasure |
| 甩手顿脚 | shuǎi shǒu dùn jiǎo | to fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair) |
| 甩开膀子 | shuǎi kāi bǎng zi | to throw off inhibitions |
| 清仓大甩卖 | qīng cāng dà shuǎi mài | clearance sale |
| 甩上 | shuǎi shàng | to slam (a door) |
| 甩动 | shuǎi dòng | to shake |
| 甩干 | shuǎi gān | to remove excess moisture by spinning |
| 甩手掌柜 | shuǎi shǒu zhǎng guì | lit. arm-flinging shopkeeper |
| 甩车 | shuǎi chē | to uncouple (wagons or trucks from a train) |
甩 appears in 23 compound words: 87 as the first character, 4 as the last, and 9 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 甩 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
学习甩字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí shuǎi zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering cursive writing requires repeated practice to achieve neatness.
男生小便完甩一下和性快感有关吗?尿道神经受刺激产生愉...
nán shēng xiǎo biàn wán shuǎi yī xià hé xìng kuài gǎn yǒu guān ma ? niào dào shén jīng shòu cì jī chǎn shēng yú . . .
Is it related to sexual pleasure for boys to urinate? The urethral nerve is stimulated to produce pleasure...
男生小便完甩一下后要不要洗手?接触生殖器后必须清洁吗
nán shēng xiǎo biàn wán shuǎi yī xià hòu yāo bù yāo xǐ shǒu ? jiē chù shēng zhí qì hòu bì xū qīng jié ma
Should boys wash their hands after urinating? Is it mandatory to clean the genitals after touching them?
男生小便后甩一甩能预防包皮垢吗?减少尿液残留降低刺激...
nán shēng xiǎo biàn hòu shuǎi yī shuǎi néng yù fáng bāo pí 垢 ma ? jiǎn shǎo niào yè cán liú jiàng dī cì jī . . .
Can a boy's shook after urinating prevent smegma? Reduces urine residue and reduces irritation...
男生小便后甩一甩是本能行为吗?婴儿期就有类似反射吗
nán shēng xiǎo biàn hòu shuǎi yī shuǎi shì běn néng háng wéi ma ? yīng ér qī jiù yǒu lèi sì fǎn shè ma
Is it instinctive for boys to shake after urinating? Is there a similar reflex in infancy?
上水粉锦公路3狗疑被虐待 1狗尾巴几乎甩脱
shàng shuǐ fěn jǐn gōng lù 3 gǒu yí bèi nüè dài 1 gǒu wěi bā jī hū shuǎi tuō
Sheung Shui Fenjin Highway 3 dogs suspected of being abused 1 dog's tail almost fell off
汤姆要甩了玛丽吗？
Tāngmǔ yào shuǎi le Mǎlì ma?
Is Tom going to dump Mary?
我的女朋友甩了我。
Wǒ de nǚpéngyou shuǎi le wǒ.
My girlfriend dumped me.
你需要甩掉几磅。
Nǐ xūyào shuǎidiào jǐ bàng.
You need to shed some pounds.
我们都想知道她为什么甩了这么好的一个男人。
Wǒmen dōu xiǎng zhīdào tā wèishénme shuǎi le zhème hǎo de yī gè nánrén.
We all wondered why she had dumped such a nice man.
Character Family
用 Radical Family — Characters sharing the use radical
Related Characters
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