刷牙
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 3
刷牙 (shuāyá) · to brush one's teeth
刷牙 (shuāyá) means “to brush one's teeth”. It is written with 2 characters: 刷 (to brush) + 牙 (tooth). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 刷牙 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)
牙 yá · tooth
What 牙 is made of
牙 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.
Example sentences
我每天早晚都刷牙。Wǒ měi tiān zǎo wǎn dōu shuā yá.I brush my teeth every morning and evening.
睡觉前你刷牙了吗？Shuìjiào qián nǐ shuā yá le ma?Did you brush your teeth before bed?
Questions about 刷牙
What does 刷牙 mean?
刷牙 (shuāyá) means “to brush one's teeth”.
How do you pronounce 刷牙?
刷牙 is pronounced shuāyá.
Which HSK level is 刷牙?
刷牙 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
Learn 刷牙 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.