筛 shāi screen
screen; sieve; to filter; to sift
How to remember 筛: 𥫗 bamboo + 师 teacher = screen. With the bamboo frame in her hands, the cooking teacher shows the class how to shake flour through a screen.
Component breakdown
筛 = 𥫗 bamboo + 师 teacher
- 𥫗 bamboo
- 师 teacher
- ⿰丨丿 camp
- 帀 encompass
With the bamboo frame in her hands, the cooking teacher shows the class how to shake flour through a screen.
How it is used
- A sieve, and to sift/filter - 筛选 (shāixuǎn) to screen/filter (筛选简历 to screen résumés).
- 筛查 (shāichá) = to screen (medical): 癌症筛查 cancer screening.
- 筛子 (shāizi) = a sieve; 筛面粉 to sift flour.
- Figurative 'to weed out through selection,' overlapping with 淘汰.