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guā

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guā Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guā | gua1
English translation
to shave; to scrape; to blow

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About guā

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

guā

Contains the radical

fēng

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

The biting tongue  shé  of the wind  fēng

Etymology of guā

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

風舌

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. dāo represents the meaning and shé represents the sound. Simplified form of guā .

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Words with guā

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
guā to scrape guā
刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn
搜刮 sōu guā to plunder搜刮 sōu guā
刮风 guāfēng to be windy颳風
刮痧 guā shā gua sha (technique in TCM)刮痧 guā shā
刮脸 guā liǎn to shave one's face刮臉
刮胡子 guā hú zi to shave刮鬍子
刮刀 guā dāo spatula刮刀 guā dāo
刮胡刀 guā hú dāo razor刮鬍刀
刮伤 guā shāng scratch (wound)刮傷
耳刮子 ěr guā zi a cuff耳刮子 ěr guā zi
搜肠刮肚 sōu cháng guā dù to search one's guts and belly (idiom); to racks one's brains for a solution搜腸刮肚
刮目相待 guā mù xiāng dài to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth刮目相待 guā mù xiāng dài
刮刮叫 guā guā jiào excellent刮刮叫 guā guā jiào
顶刮刮 dǐng guā guā tip-top頂颳颳

guā Decomposition & Compounds

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