Meaning of 刷
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- 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, equipment, levels etc)
- to select
How to use 刷
刷 is a common everyday verb for brushing and scrubbing, and in modern speech it also means swiping a card or scrolling a phone. Example: 我每天晚上都刷手机。(Wǒ měitiān wǎnshang dōu shuā shǒujī.) I scroll on my phone every night.
The right side 刂 is the knife radical, a cutting tool. Picture scraping a surface clean with a blade-like tool, and you get 刷 (shuā), to brush or scrub.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 刷 with 制 (zhì) or 刺 (cì), which also end in 刂. Remember that 刷 has 尸 with 巾 tucked under it on the left.
刷 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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刷 shuā · a brush · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 刷.
| 刷牙 | shuā yá | to brush one's teeth |
| 牙刷 | yáshuā | toothbrush |
| 刷子 | shuāzi | brush; scrub |
| 印刷 | yìnshuā | to print; printing |
| 刷新 | shuāxīn | to renovate; to refurbish |
| 印刷术 | yìnshuāshù | printing; printing technology |
| 粉刷 | fěnshuā | to paint; to whitewash |
| 刷卡 | shuākǎ | to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc) |
| 洗刷 | xǐshuā | to wipe clean; to scrub |
| 冲刷 | chōngshuā | to cleanse; to scrub |
Questions about 刷
What does 刷 mean?
刷 (shuā) means "a brush; to paint; to daub" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 刷?
刷 is made of 1 character: 刷 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 刷 an HSK word?
Yes. 刷 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I say pay by swiping a card in Chinese?
Say 刷卡 (shuā kǎ), to swipe a card. A cashier might ask 刷卡还是现金？(Shuā kǎ háishi xiànjīn?) Card or cash?
What does 刷新 mean on a phone or website?
Besides renovate, 刷新 (shuāxīn) is the word for refresh or reload a page. It is also used for breaking a record, as in 刷新纪录 (shuāxīn jìlù).