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刷
shuà
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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)
刷爆
shuābào
to max out (a credit card)
刷牙
shuāyá
to brush one's teeth
HSK 3
刷磅
shuābàng
wide paintbrush
印刷
yìnshuā
to print
HSK 5
板刷
bǎnshuā
scrubbing brush
毛刷
máoshuà
brush
冲刷
chōngshuā
to cleanse
洗刷
xǐshuā
wash
牙刷
yáshuā
toothbrush
粉刷
fěnshuā
to paint
雨刷
yǔshuā
windshield wiper
印刷品
yìnshuāpǐn
printed products
印刷厂
yìnshuāchǎng
printing house
印刷所
yìnshuāsuǒ
printing press
印刷业
yìnshuāyè
typography
印刷机
yìnshuājī
printing press

Alternate Entries

刷
shuā
to brush / to paint / to daub / to paste up / to skip class (of students) / to fire from a job

Metadata

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

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