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刮
颳
guā
1. to blow (of the wind)
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

刮
guā
to shave; to scrape; to blow
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

刮伤
guāshāng
scratch (wound)
刮刀
guādāo
spatula
刮勺
guāsháo
scraper
刮掉
guādiào
to scrape off
刮痧
guāshā
gua sha (technique in TCM)
刮脸
guāliǎn
to shave one's face
刮铲
guāchǎn
scraper
搜刮
sōuguā
to rake in (money)
雨刮
yǔguā
windshield wiper
刮风
guāfēng
to be windy
HSK 3
刮刮卡
guāguākǎ
lottery scratchcard
刮刮叫
guāguājiào
variant of [[呱呱叫<guāguājiào>]]
刮皮刀
guāpídāo
peeler
刮胡刀
guāhúdāo
razor
刮胡子
guāhúzi
to shave
耳刮子
ěrguāzi
(coll.) a slap on one's face
顶刮刮
dǐngguāguā
variant of [[頂呱呱|顶呱呱<dǐngguāguā>]]
刮目相待
guāmùxiāngdài
see [[刮目相看<guāmùxiāngkàn>]]
刮目相看
guāmùxiāngkàn
to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
搜肠刮肚
sōuchángguādù
to search one's guts and belly (idiom); to racks one's brains for a solution

Example Sentences (1)

最近天气越来越凉快了，风一刮，草地上就会有一层厚厚的黄叶，看来秋天已经到了。
Zuìjìn tiānqì yuè lái yuè liángkuài le, fēng yì guā, cǎodì shàng jiù huì yǒu yì céng hòu hòu de huángyè, kànlái qiūtiān yǐjīng dào le.
Lately the weather has been getting cooler and cooler; when the wind blows, there will be a thick layer of yellow leaves on the grass; it seems autumn has already arrived.
Text 1

Alternate Entries

刮
guā
to scrape / to blow / to shave / to plunder / to extort

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
2,349
Word Frequency Rank
3,187 of 84,292