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Characters, words, pinyin or English

刮 guā blows

blows; to scrape; to shave

How to remember 刮: 舌 tongue + 刂 knife = blows. On the windy terrace the waiter sticks out his tongue in surprise as his knife slides off the table every time the wind blows.

  • 2,350. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 8 strokes
  • Radical 刀

Component breakdown

刮 = 舌 tongue + 刂 knife

  • 舌 tongue
  • 刂 knife
The Gushi story

On the windy terrace the waiter sticks out his tongue in surprise as his knife slides off the table every time the wind blows.

How it is used

  • Most common in 刮风 (guā fēng) 'the wind blows' - weather verb, the subject is the wind.
  • Also scrape/shave a surface - 刮胡子 (guā húzi) shave a beard, 刮掉 (guā diào) scrape off.
  • Idiom 刮目相看 (guāmù-xiāngkàn) = see someone in a wholly new light after they've improved.

Words with 刮

Example sentences

  • 外面刮大风了。 Wàimiàn guā dà fēng le.A strong wind is blowing outside.