刷 (caat3 saat3 | shua1 shua4) : brush; scrub; clean

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刷

caat3 saat3

shua1 shua4

[粵] caat3 | [國] shua1
[1] [n] brush (e.g. tooth brush, paintbrush, etc)
[2] [v] clean with a brush; scrub; swipe

[粵] saat3 | [國] shua4
[1] [adj] pale; white (face)
[2] [v] select; choose; pick

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 刀 (#18)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

刷

This word has been viewed 9077 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Jul 2013 06:14

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牙刷 ngaa4 caat3*2 ya2 shua1 = toothbrush

刷牙 caat3 ngaa4 shua1 ya2 = to brush one's teeth

梳刷 so1 caat3*2 shu1 shua1 = hairbrush

刷牙洗面 caat3 ngaa4 sai2 min6 shua1 ya2 xi3 mian4 = brush one's teeth and wash one's face 粵

雨刷水 jyu5 caat3 seoi2 yu3 shua1 shui3 = windshield wiper fluid 國

牙刷刷 ngaa4 caat3 caat3 = to brag; one who brags; braggart 粵

刷子 caat3 zi2 shua1 zi5 = brush 國

印刷 jan3 caat3 yin4 shua4 = print; printing

粉刷 fan2 caat3*2 = eraser

印刷品 jan3 caat3 ban2 = printed matter
See all 28 compounds (CantoDict reports 30 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 刷

刷牙要用牙膏。粵
To brush your teeth you need toothpaste.

我需要一把新牙刷國
I need a new toothbrush.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 刷
Unicode code for this character: U+5237 (off-site link)

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