涮(shuàn)

HSK 7-911 strokes

to rinse

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Character information

Pinyin
shuàn
Meaning
to rinse; to trick; to fool sb; to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table)
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 涮 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵刷

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 刷 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ刷shuā

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 涮 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 涮

Common words using 涮 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

kāi开shuàn涮

(coll.) to make fun of (sb); to play tricks on

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shuàn涮shuàn涮guō锅

shabu-shabu (loanword); Japanese hot pot

Open 涮涮锅 page →
shuàn涮huǒ火guō锅

see 涮锅子

Open 涮火锅 page →
shuàn涮yáng羊ròu肉

instant-boiled mutton; thinly sliced mutton cooked briefly in a hot pot

Open 涮羊肉 page →

Related characters

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 涮’s common words

开锅火羊肉

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