刷子
HSK 4 (2021)
刷子 (shuāzi) · brush
刷子 (shuāzi) means “brush”. It is written with 2 characters: 刷 (to brush) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 刷子 is built
The characters
刷 shuā · to brush
What 刷 is made of
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: A person bent over 尸 with a towel 巾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
用这把刷子洗鞋吧。Yòng zhè bǎ shuāzi xǐ xié ba.Use this brush to wash the shoes.
刷子放在哪儿了？Shuāzi fàng zài nǎr le?Where did you put the brush?
Questions about 刷子
What does 刷子 mean?
刷子 (shuāzi) means “brush”.
How do you pronounce 刷子?
刷子 is pronounced shuāzi.
Which HSK level is 刷子?
刷子 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 刷牙shuāyáto brush one's teeth
- 牙刷yáshuātoothbrush
- 印刷yìnshuāprinting
- 刷shuāto brush
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
Learn 刷子 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.