Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

brush; to select

Chinese: 刷子;也表示刷洗、快速通过。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “shua” becomes a different word in each tone. 刷 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 牙刷yá shuātoothbrush
  • 刷牙shuā yáto brush one's teeth
  • 刷子shuā zibrush; scrub
  • 印刷yìn shuāto print; printing
  • 刷新shuā xīnto renovate; to refurbish; to refresh (computer window); to write a new page (in history)

Example Sentence

每天早晚都要好好刷牙。Měi tiān zǎo wǎn dōu yào hǎo hǎo shuā yá.Brush your teeth well every morning and evening.

每天Měi tiānevery day早晚zǎo wǎnmorning and eveningdōuall要好yào hǎoto be on good termshǎogood刷牙shuā yáto brush one's teeth