涮
shuàn
to rinse; to swish (in water); to trick; to fool sb; to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table)
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 涮
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 涮锅子 | to eat hot pot; to cook thinly sliced meat briefly in boiling broth at the table | |
| 涮羊肉 | instant-boiled mutton; thinly sliced mutton cooked briefly in a hot pot | |
| 涮火锅 | see 涮鍋子|涮锅子[shuan4 guo1 zi5] | |
| 开涮 | (coll.) to make fun of; to tease; to rib | |
| 涮涮锅 | shabu-shabu (Japanese-style hot pot) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 刷 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刷 sound part | brush; to clean, to scrub | |
| 唰 | swish, rustle |