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刮
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scrape

HSK 6
Objects →Tools →Weapons
guā
カツ
こそ.げる、けず.る
괄
Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 𠯑 represents the sound.
Components
𠯑 block the mouth+ 刂 knife (side) =
刮 scrape
𠯑 Phonetic component
guā block the mouth
to block the mouth
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刂 Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
刂 is a component form of 刀.
Notes
Similar Characters
括 include活 lively話 talk (trad/jp)諙 dialect话 talk (simp)颳 scrape (trad)刈 mow刊 publication刎 cut throat刑 punishment划 paddle (simp)刖 cutting off feet刘 destroy (simp)刚 tough (simp)创 establish (simp)删 delete (simp)判 judge刨 plane刪 delete (trad)刭 throat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
刮
Regular
Modern
Chinese
刮 [guā]
to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort
刮 / 颳 [guā]
to blow (of the wind)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (29)
刮目相看 [guā​mù​xiāng​kàn] #12,237
to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
搜刮 [sōu​guā] #27,589
to rake in (money)
刮风 [guā​fēng] #33,670
to be windy
刮痧 [guā​shā] #68,545
gua sha (technique in TCM)
刮脸 [guā​liǎn] #24,844
to shave one's face
刮脸 [guā​liǎn] #24,844
to shave one's face
刮胡子 [guā​hú​zi] #36,474
to shave
刮胡子 [guā​hú​zi] #36,474
to shave
刮刀 [guā​dāo] #42,016
spatula
刮胡刀 [guā​hú​dāo] #38,382
razor
19 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (7)
根こそぎ [ねこそぎ] #12,277
uprooting
刮目 [かつもく] #36,557
close attention
こそげ取る [こそげとる] #100,737
to scrape off
刮ぐ [こそぐ] #115,868
to scrape off
刮げる [こそげる] #202,588
to scrape off
刮眼 [かつがん] #207,370
close attention
刮痧 [かっさ]
gua sha (traditional Chinese healing method)