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刷
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brush

HSK 4 N2
Human →Actions
shuā
サツ
す.る、-ず.り、-ずり、は.く
쇄
Depicts a person squatting (尸) and holding a utensil (刂 ) attached to a cloth (巾) to scrub or clean something.
Components
尸 sitting person+ 巾 towel+ 刂 knife (side) =
刷 brush
尸 Iconic component
shī sitting person
person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies)
Depicts a person squatting.
巾 Iconic component
jīn towel
kerchief
刂 Iconic component
dāo knife (side)
knife
Used here to depict a utensil held in the hand. The variant character 㕞 used the 又 (hand) component instad.
Notes
Similar Characters
帅 commander (simp)尉 officer尼 nun尾 tail尿 urine屎 excrement孱 unfit尻 end of spine局 bureau屁 fart屃 gigantic (simp)屄 the vagina屈 knuckle under屌 obscene exclamation屍 corpse (trad)屑 bits展 unfold屙 to ease nature屠 slaughter屡 often (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
刷
Regular
Modern
Chinese
刷 [shuā]
to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job
刷 [shuà]
to select
Japanese
刷 さつ 同音
suffixcounter printing; impression; issue
刷り 、 摺り 、 刷 すり 同音
noun printing
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (57)
印刷 [yìn​shuā] #9,223
to print
刷牙 [shuā​yá] #8,032
to brush one's teeth
牙刷 [yá​shuā] #8,358
toothbrush
刷新 [shuā​xīn] #17,917
to renovate
粉刷 [fěn​shuā] #11,316
to paint
刷子 [shuā​zi] #13,840
brush
洗刷 [xǐ​shuā] #19,090
wash
冲刷 [chōng​shuā] #28,857
to cleanse
冲刷 [chōng​shuā] #28,857
to cleanse
印刷厂 [yìn​shuā​chǎng] #31,835
printing house
47 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (124)
⭐ 印刷 [いんさつ] #7,734
printing
刷り込む [すりこむ] #25,335
to print (on)
⭐ 歯ブラシ [はブラシ] #25,732
toothbrush
⭐ 刷る [する] #29,517
to print
刷毛 [はけ] #39,658
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
刷り込み [すりこみ] #40,447
imprinting
印刷所 [いんさつじょ] #41,929
press
⭐ 刷新 [さっしん] #49,115
reform
印刷機 [いんさつき] #50,168
printing press
印刷物 [いんさつぶつ] #51,820
printed matter
114 more items
KOREAN WORDS (3)
인쇄 #21,627
printing
쇄신
reform; renovation
인쇄물
printed matter; printout