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Character

刮

guā HSK 7
刮 guā HSK 7
  • 1. to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something)
  • 2. to spread or apply (a thick substance such as paste) onto a surface
  • 3. to extort or plunder (money or property) greedily
  • 4. (of wind) to blow
Words using 刮 as guā (1)
Structure & writing
刮 guā — to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something)

刮 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 舌 shé — tongue, the organ in the mouth used for tasting, chewing, and speaking
舌 is a component in 11 characters
HSK 1
话 huà speech; spoken words; language
HSK 3
刮 guā to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something) 活 huó to live; to be alive (opposite of '死') 甜 tián sweet taste (like sugar or honey), opposite of bitter 适 shì (lit.) to go; to travel to
HSK 4
乱 luàn disorderly; chaotic
HSK 5
括 kuò (lit.) to tie up; to bind 敌 dí hostile; antagonistic 舍 shě to give up; to abandon 辞 cí wording; diction; elegant language
HSK 7
舔 tiǎn to lick (touch or pick up something with the tongue)
2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)
刂 is a component in 38 characters
HSK 1
到 dào to arrive; to reach 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 班 bān a group organized for work or study
HSK 2
别 bié to part; to separate
HSK 3
刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft") 刮 guā to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something) 刷 shuā brush (a tool made of bristles, palm fiber, etc. for cleaning or applying substances) 刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.
HSK 4
划 huà to divide; to differentiate 列 liè to arrange; to list 则 zé rule, regulation, system 判 pàn to separate; to distinguish 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt')
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剧 jù drama; theatrical play 剩 shèng to remain, to be left over 帅 shuài supreme commander of an army; highest military rank
HSK 5
创 chuàng to start; to do for the first time 删 shān to delete (words or phrases from a text) 刺 cì to pierce; to prick (a sharp object entering or passing through something) 副 fù secondary, auxiliary (opposite of 正) 浏 liú (lit.) clear and limpid (of water)
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罚 fá to punish someone for a mistake or crime
HSK 6
刊 kān to delete and revise 刹 shā to brake; to stop (a vehicle, machine, etc.) 剑 jiàn sword (ancient weapon with a long blade sharpened on both edges and a short hilt; in modern fencing, a slender steel blade with no edge and a small ball at the tip) 割 gē to cut with a knife; to separate 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')
HSK 7
刑 xíng criminal punishment; legal penalty imposed by the state on offenders 刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 剂 jì to regulate; to harmonize 剃 tì to shave off (hair, beard, etc.) with a razor 削 xuē same meaning as 削 (xiāo), mostly used in compound words or idioms
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剔 tī to strip or scrape meat from bone 剖 pōu to cut open; to split open 剥 bō same meaning as 剥 (bāo), used in compound words or idioms, e.g. 剥夺, 生吞活剥 荆 jīng chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument) 辨 biàn to distinguish; to differentiate

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