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刷 (shuā): to brush, to scrub

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 3verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to brush, to scrub
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 3
Strokes: 8
Radical: 刂
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

a brush
to paint
to daub
to brush
to scrub
(fig.) to remove
to eliminate (from a contest)
to fire (from a job)
(onom.) swish
rustle
to swipe (a card)
to scroll on (a phone)
(gaming) to grind
to farm (for experience points
to brush
to scrub
to clean with a brush
to paint
to whitewash
to coat
to swipe (a card)
to scroll (on a phone)
to eliminate
to remove (from a contest)
to fire (from a job)
a brush (as in 刷子)

Chinese explanation

用刷子清洁或涂抹
用刷子把东西弄干净或涂上东西
淘汰、去除或更新
快速掠过或扫过
表示数量很多，如刷屏。

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8 strokes

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Example sentences

I brush my teeth every morning and evening.

He uses a brush to paint the wall.

Please swipe your card to pay.

He was eliminated from the competition.

She's been scrolling on her phone a lot lately.

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