Meaning
to scrape; to blow; blow (of the wind)
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gua” becomes a different word in each tone. 刮 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 刮风guā fēngto be windy
- 刮脸guā liǎnto shave one's face
- 刮伤guā shāngscratch (wound); scratch (damage to an object)
- 刮掉guā diàoto scrape off; to shave off (whiskers etc); (of the wind) to blow sth away
- 雨刮yǔ guāwindshield wiper
Example Sentence
外面刮起了大风，把树枝都吹弯了。Wài mian guā qǐ le dà fēng, bǎ shù zhī dōu chuī wān le.A strong wind blew up outside, bending the branches.
外面Wài mianoutside (also pr. for this刮guāto scrape起qǐto rise了le(completed action)大风dà fēnggale，把bǎ(marks the object)树枝shù zhībranch都dōuall吹chuīto blow弯wānto bend了le(completed action)。