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刷

·shuà

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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)

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,394 U+5237

How 刷 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A person bent over 尸 with a towel 巾

components: 尸 巾 刂

How to remember it

brush · Heisig RSH #2140

flag + 巾 towel + saber

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 刷 as their sound component

These characters all use 刷 (shuā) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
刷 sound component shuā brush; to clean, to scrub
涮 shuàn to rinse; to boil or cook in juice
唰 shuā swish, rustle

Words containing 刷

WordPinyinMeaning
印刷电路板 yìn shuā diàn lù bǎn printed circuit board
刷手机 shuā shǒu jī to scroll on one's smartphone; to check one's smartphone (for updates on social media etc)…
电动牙刷 diàn dòng yá shuā electric toothbrush
活字印刷 huó zì yìn shuā printing with movable type
印刷机 yìn shuā jī printing press
印刷体 yìn shuā tǐ printed style (as opposed to cursive)
印刷业 yìn shuā yè typography; printing business
印刷量 yìn shuā liàng print run
刷新率 shuā xīn lǜ refresh rate (of a screen)
两把刷子 liǎng bǎ shuā zi ability; skill
印刷品 yìn shuā pǐn printed products
印刷所 yìn shuā suǒ printing press; printing office; printer
刷子 shuā zi brush; scrub; CL:把[ba3]
刷头 shuā tóu brush head
刷机 shuā jī to replace firmware (on a mobile device)
印刷术 yìn shuā shù printing; printing technology
刷新 shuā xīn to renovate; to refurbish; to refresh (computer window); to write a new page (in history);…
刷新纪录 shuā xīn jì lù to set a new record
活版印刷 huó bǎn yìn shuā printing with movable type; typesetting
刷卡 shuā kǎ to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)