刷

shuā

HSK 43 readings

“A brush” in Chinese is 刷 (shuā).

Other characters with the syllable shua: see all 2 →

Meaning

a brush
to paint; to daub
to brush; to scrub

Show 6 more meanings

(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

Example

你们刷牙去！

You guys need to go brush your teeth!

From 刷牙 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

shuàto select
shuāa 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)

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 刷

刷牙shuā yáto brush one's teethHSK 4 刷子shuāzibrushHSK 4 牙刷yáshuātoothbrushHSK 4 印刷yìnshuāto printHSK 5 刷新shuāxīnto renovateHSK 7-9 印刷术yìnshuāshùprintingHSK 7-9 电动牙刷diàn dòng yá shuāelectric toothbrush

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