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刷
shuā
1. to brush
2. to paint
3. to daub
4. to paste up
5. to skip class (of students)
6. to fire from a job
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

刷
shuā
brush; to clean, to scrub
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

刷爆
shuābào
to max out (a credit card)
刷牙
shuāyá
to brush one's teeth
HSK 3
刷磅
shuābàng
wide paintbrush
粉刷
fěnshuā
to paint
印刷
yìnshuā
to print
HSK 5
板刷
bǎnshuā
scrubbing brush
牙刷
yáshuā
toothbrush
毛刷
máoshuà
brush
冲刷
chōngshuā
to cleanse
洗刷
xǐshuā
wash
雨刷
yǔshuā
windshield wiper
刷卡
shuākǎ
to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)
刷子
shuāzi
brush
刷新
shuāxīn
to renovate
刷机
shuājī
to replace firmware (on a mobile device)
齐刷刷
qíshuāshuā
even
印刷品
yìnshuāpǐn
printed products
印刷厂
yìnshuāchǎng
printing house
印刷所
yìnshuāsuǒ
printing press
印刷业
yìnshuāyè
typography

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Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
1,823
Word Frequency Rank
4,452 of 84,292

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