晒
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shài · to dry in the sun

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #3679
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Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 晒

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shàiWords pronounced shài
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Example sentences

Notice where 晒 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ bù xiǎng tú fáng shài shuāng shì nǐ de wèn tí, dàn shì shài shāng le bú yào lái bào yuàn.你不想涂防晒霜是你的问题,但是晒伤了不要来抱怨。

If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.

Source: Tatoeba #501574 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xiǎng shài hēi.我不想晒黑。

I don't want to get a suntan.

Source: Tatoeba #429146 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ néng zài wǒ de bèi shàng tú xiē fáng shài shuāng ma?你能在我的背上涂些防晒霜吗?

Can you put some suntan lotion on my back?

Source: Tatoeba #5637356 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tú diǎn fáng shài ba.涂点防晒吧。

Put on some sunscreen.

Source: Tatoeba #8869378 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shài bù hēi.他晒不黑。

He doesn't tan.

Source: Tatoeba #454618 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐ chuáng le, tài yáng shài pì gǔ le.起床了,太阳晒屁股了。

Get up. It's late.

Source: Tatoeba #1766113 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 晒 in context

  1. Say shài, then recall the core meaning: to dry in the sun.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 晒干 (shài gān), meaning “to dry in the sun”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 晒 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.