颳 meaning and stroke order
To shave; to scrape; to blow
How to write 颳, stroke by stroke
15 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 颳
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to blow (of the wind)
How 颳 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. The biting tongue 舌 of the wind 風.
Radical: 風 (wind), shared by 10 characters on this site.
How to remember 颳
Picture the wind 風 sticking out a sharp tongue 舌 that licks and scrapes across your face. That biting, scraping wind is 颳 (guā), to blow.
颳 is the traditional character used specifically for the wind blowing, while simplified Chinese merges it into 刮 (guā). You will see it in Taiwan and Hong Kong in phrases like 颳風 (guā fēng). Example: 今天颳大風。(Jīntiān guā dà fēng.) It is very windy today.
Common mistake: Learners often write 刮 for the wind sense in traditional texts, or use 颳 for shaving and scraping. In traditional Chinese, 颳 is for wind and 刮 is for scraping, as in 刮鬍子 (guā húzi), to shave.
Common words with 颳
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 颳風 | guā fēng | to be windy | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 颳
How many strokes are in 颳?
颳 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 颳 mean?
颳 (guā) means to shave; to scrape; to blow. A common word with it is 刮风 (guā fēng), meaning "to be windy".
How do you pronounce 颳?
颳 is pronounced guā, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 颳?
The radical of 颳 is 風, which carries the idea of "wind". Dictionaries list 颳 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 颳?
颳 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 刮, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 颳 become 刮 in simplified Chinese?
Simplification merged the two characters because they share the same sound, guā. So 刮 covers both scraping and the wind blowing in mainland China.
Can I say 吹風 instead of 颳風?
Not in the same way. 颳風 means the wind is blowing as weather, while 吹風 (chuī fēng) usually means to be exposed to a breeze or to blow-dry hair.