涮 (shuàn): to rinse, to trick, to fool sb
涮 (shuàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to rinse.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 刷 (phonetic). It ranks #2997 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 涮 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- to rinse
- to trick
- to fool sb
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开涮verb | kāi shuàn | (coll.) to make fun of |
| 涮锅子verb | shuàn guō zi | to eat hot pot |
| 涮羊肉 | shuàn yáng ròu | instant-boiled mutton |
| 涮火锅 | shuàn huǒ guō | see 涮鍋子|涮锅子 |
| 涮涮锅noun | shuàn shuàn guō | shabu-shabu (Japanese-style hot pot) |
涮 appears in 5 compound words: 80 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 0 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 涮 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这条涮流经三个省份,滋养了沿岸的农田。
zhè tiáo shuàn liú jīng sān gě shěng fèn , zī yǎng le yán àn de nóng tián .
This river flows through three provinces, nourishing the farmland along its banks.
到了饭馆后才发现原来就在第一天晚饭绿府涮肉的旁边,本身是一个 KTV,可以点烤串吃。
dào le fàn guǎn hòu cái fā xiàn yuán lái jiù zài dì yī tiān wǎn fàn lǜ fǔ shuàn ròu de páng biān , běn shēn shì yī gè K T V , kě yǐ diǎn kǎo chuàn chī .
When we got to the restaurant, we realized it was right next to Lvfu Hot Pot, where we’d had dinner on the first night. It’s actually a KTV where you can order grilled skewers.
火锅汤:涮过食材后别再喝 很多人吃火锅时喜欢喝菌菇、番茄等锅底的汤,认为养生又健康。
huǒ guō tāng : shuàn guò shí cái hòu bié zài hē hěn duō rén chī huǒ guō shí xǐ huān hē jūn gū , fān jiā děng guō de de tāng , rèn wéi yǎng shēng yòu jiàn kāng .
Hot Pot Broth: Don’t Drink It After Cooking the Ingredients. Many people enjoy drinking the broth—made with mushrooms, tomatoes, and other ingredients—when eating hot pot, believing it to be nourishing and healthy.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component
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