刮
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guā · to shave

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HSK 2.0 · Level 3HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #3910
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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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

刂Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 刮

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Example sentences

Notice where 刮 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ duì nǐ guā mù xiāng kàn le.我对你刮目相看了。

I'm seeing you in a new light.

Source: Tatoeba #8893590 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yòng chǎn zǐ guā diào nián zài dì shàng de guǎng gào dān.他用鏟子刮掉黏在地上的廣告單。

He uses a spatula to scrape off advertisements that were stuck on the ground.

Source: Tatoeba #13552275 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǐ jīng guā fēng liǎng tiān le.已经刮风两天了。

It has been windy for two days.

Source: Tatoeba #3565109 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā guā le tā de húzi.他刮了他的胡子。

He shaved his mustache off.

Source: Tatoeba #408840 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wū dǐng yǒu yí bùfen bèi guā zǒu le.屋頂有一部分被刮走了。

Part of the roof blew off.

Source: Tatoeba #10040489 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu guā húzi ma?你每天早上都刮胡子吗?

Do you shave every morning?

Source: Tatoeba #12047747 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 刮 in context

  1. Say guā, then recall the core meaning: to shave.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 刮目相看 (guā mù xiāng kàn), meaning “to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 刮 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.