篩 meaning and stroke order
Screen, sieve; to filter, to sift
How to write 篩, stroke by stroke
16 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 篩
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) a sieve
- to sieve; to sift; to filter
- to eliminate through selection
- to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water)
- to pour (wine or tea)
- (dialect) to strike (a gong)
How 篩 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bamboo.
⺮ gives the meaning and 師 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺮ (bamboo), shared by 149 characters on this site.
How to remember 篩
A sieve was traditionally woven from bamboo, so 篩 has the bamboo top ⺮. Below it sits 師 (shī), which gives the sound shāi.
篩 is the traditional form; in mainland China you will see 筛. It is common as a verb meaning to sift or screen, and in the word 筛选 (shāixuǎn), to filter or select. Example: 我们先筛选简历。(Wǒmen xiān shāixuǎn jiǎnlì.) We screen the résumés first.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read it as shī because of the phonetic 師, but the character is shāi, first tone. Also do not confuse it with 師 itself; without the bamboo top it means teacher.
Common words with 篩
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 篩選 | shāixuǎn | to filter | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 篩
How many strokes are in 篩?
篩 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 篩 mean?
篩 (shāi) means screen, sieve; to filter, to sift. A common word with it is 筛选 (shāixuǎn), meaning "to filter".
How do you pronounce 篩?
篩 is pronounced shāi, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 篩?
The radical of 篩 is ⺮, which carries the idea of "bamboo". Dictionaries list 篩 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 篩?
篩 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 筛, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 篩 and 筛?
They are the same character. 篩 is the traditional form used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and 筛 is the simplified form used in mainland China, where the 師 part is simplified to 师.
Can 篩 be used for pouring drinks?
Yes, in some contexts it means to pour wine or tea, or to warm rice wine in hot water. This sense mostly appears in older texts and dialect, while sifting and filtering are the everyday meanings.