刷
shuà
2 readings · tap one to hear it
a brush; to paint; to daub; to brush; to scrub; (fig.) to remove; to eliminate (from a contest); to fire (from a job); (onom.) swish; rustle; to swipe (a card); to scroll on (a phone); (gaming) to grind; to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 3
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 刀 +6
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 刷
- Common rank
- #1,394
- Unicode
- U+5237
Sound it out + + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 刷
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 印刷电路板 | printed circuit board | |
| 刷手机 | to scroll on one's smartphone; to check one's smartphone (for updates on social media etc)… | |
| 电动牙刷 | electric toothbrush | |
| 活字印刷 | printing with movable type | |
| 印刷机 | printing press | |
| 印刷体 | printed style (as opposed to cursive) | |
| 印刷业 | typography; printing business | |
| 印刷量 | print run | |
| 刷新率 | refresh rate (of a screen) | |
| 两把刷子 | ability; skill | |
| 印刷品 | printed products | |
| 印刷所 | printing press; printing office; printer | |
| 刷子 | brush; scrub; CL:把[ba3] | |
| 刷头 | brush head | |
| 刷机 | to replace firmware (on a mobile device) | |
| 印刷术 | printing; printing technology | |
| 刷新 | to renovate; to refurbish; to refresh (computer window); to write a new page (in history);… | |
| 刷新纪录 | to set a new record | |
| 活版印刷 | printing with movable type; typesetting | |
| 刷卡 | to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc) |
Sound family
These characters use 刷 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刷 sound part | brush; to clean, to scrub | |
| 涮 | to rinse; to boil or cook in juice | |
| 唰 | swish, rustle |