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篩
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筛
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sift

HSK 10
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shāi
シ、サイ
ふる.う
사
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 師 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (篩)
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 師 teacher =
篩 sift
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
師 Phonetic component
teacher
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Simplified (筛)
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 师 master =
筛 sieve
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
师 Phonetic component
shī master
teacher, master, specialist
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol
Chinese
筛 / 篩 [shāi]
to filter; to sift; to sieve
Japanese
篩 、 篩い (irreg.) ふるい 同音

noun

  1. usually kana sieve; sifter; screen
  2. usually kana screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
筛选 [shāi​xuǎn] #12,230
to filter
筛子 [shāi​zi] #28,808
sieve
筛骨 [shāi​gǔ] #61,391
ethmoid bone (cheek)
分子筛 [fēn​zǐ​shāi] #51,546
molecular sieve
筛糠 [shāi​kāng] #55,229
to sift chaff
共同筛选 [gòng​tóng​shāi​xuǎn]
collaborative filtering
格筛 [gé​shāi]
grizzly (mining)
筛查 [shāi​chá]
screening (medicine)
筛检 [shāi​jiǎn]
screening (medicine)
筛法 [shāi​fǎ]
the sieve method (for primes)
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JAPANESE WORDS (13)
篩 [ふるい] #64,359
sieve
ふるい落とす [ふるいおとす] #79,277
to shake off
篩に掛ける [ふるいにかける] #106,256
to sieve
ふるい分ける [ふるいわける] #132,308
to sift
篩う [ふるう] #135,504
to sieve (flour)
篩骨 [しこつ] #221,306
ethmoid bone (of the skull)
篩管 [しかん] #258,719
sieve tube
師部 [しぶ] #279,586
phloem
灰篩 [はいふるい] #283,795
ash strainer
篩絹 [ふるいぎぬ]
bolting cloth
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