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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)

刮风
guāfēng
to be windy
HSK 3
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
刮伤
guāshāng
scratch (wound)
刮皮刀
guāpídāo
peeler
耳刮子
ěrguāzi
(coll.) a slap on one's face
刮刮卡
guāguākǎ
lottery scratchcard
刮刮叫
guāguājiào
variant of [[呱呱叫<guāguājiào>]]
刮胡刀
guāhúdāo
razor
刮胡子
guāhúzi
to shave
顶刮刮
dǐngguāguā
variant of [[頂呱呱|顶呱呱<dǐngguāguā>]]
刮目相看
guāmùxiāngkàn
to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
刮目相待
guāmùxiāngdài
see [[刮目相看<guāmùxiāngkàn>]]
搜肠刮肚
sōuchángguādù
to search one's guts and belly (idiom); to racks one's brains for a solution

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