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 evening都dōuall要好yào hǎoto be on good terms好hǎogood刷牙shuā yáto brush one's teeth。