涮 meaning and stroke order
To rinse; to swish (in water); to trick; to fool sb; to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table)
How to write 涮, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 涮
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to rinse; to swish (in water)
- to trick; to fool sb
- to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table)
How 涮 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 刷 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 涮
涮 combines water 氵 with 刷 (shuā, to brush), which also gives the sound. Picture swishing something back and forth in water as if brushing it clean.
涮 is most often heard in food, especially 涮羊肉 (shuàn yángròu), thin lamb slices dipped in a hot pot. It also means to rinse, and in casual speech it can mean to fool someone. Example: 我们今晚去吃涮羊肉吧。(Wǒmen jīnwǎn qù chī shuàn yángròu ba.) Let's go eat dip-boiled lamb tonight.
Common mistake: Learners often read 涮 as shuā because of 刷, but 涮 is fourth tone, shuàn. Do not drop the water radical either. 刷牙 (shuāyá) is to brush teeth, while 涮 involves swishing in liquid.
Questions about 涮
How many strokes are in 涮?
涮 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 涮 mean?
涮 (shuàn) means to rinse; to swish (in water); to trick; to fool sb; to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table).
How do you pronounce 涮?
涮 is pronounced shuàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 涮?
The radical of 涮 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 涮 under this radical.
Is 涮 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 涮 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 涮 and 洗?
洗 (xǐ) is the general word for washing. 涮 is a quick rinse or swish in water, like 涮杯子 (shuàn bēizi), to rinse a cup.
How is 涮 used to mean tricking someone?
In informal northern speech, 涮 can mean to fool someone or stand them up. For example, 你别涮我 (nǐ bié shuàn wǒ) means don't mess with me or don't trick me.