刮 (guā): To scrape — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 3 Recognition 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 刮

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 刮

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

刮

舌tongue

刂knife

刮=

4.

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5.

How to Use 刮

Official HSK words with 刮

刮 appears in these official HSK words: 刮风, 刮目相看.

HSK 3

6.

Example Sentences

jīn今

tiān天

wài外

miàn面

guā刮

fēng风

hěn

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舌tongue

+刂knife

A knife (刂) scrapes a tongue (舌) — to scrape or shave clean.

guā刮

fēng风

windy

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

guā刮

mù目

xiāng相

kàn看

Look at me with new eyes

很

dà大

。

It's very windy outside today.

jīn今

tiān天

fēng风

guā刮

de得

hěn很

dà大

。

The wind is blowing very hard today.

tā他

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

shàng上

dōu都

yào要

guā刮

hú胡

zi子

。

He shaves his beard every morning.

Tā他

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

shang上

dōu都

yào要

guā刮

liǎn脸

。

He shaves his face every morning.

guā刮

shā痧

kě可

yǐ以

bāng帮

zhù助

huǎn缓

jiě解

jī肌

ròu肉

téng疼

tòng痛

。

Gua sha can help relieve muscle pain.

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