Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced shua
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced shua, including 刷 shuā / shuà, 耍 shuǎ. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
To say shua, set the tongue tip back for the retroflex sh, then run into ua without a pause — one Mandarin block, with the tone laid over it.
Initial sh
Curl the tongue back for sh. English speakers often make it too flat.
Final ua
Settle the final ua into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (刷 shuā / shuà, 耍 shuǎ) and lock in their tones. 2 common characters share the sound shua, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
shua turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 刷 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 耍 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing shua inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
2 common characters in this group.