02086 Chinese character of 刮 and pronounce gwaat3

The Chinese character【刮】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes an action or weather. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Sweep and scrape. Explanation: (1) To scrape off something on the surface of an object with a knife. Such as: “shave”, “shave”, “scrape fish scales”. (2) Wipe. Such as: “Look at someone with new eyes.” (3) Blow. Same as “scrape”. For example: “The tree was blown down by the typhoon.” (4) Metaphor for exploitation and deception. For example: “plunder property.” (5) Metaphorically speaking, to rebuke or scold. For example: “He was late with his work and was scolded by his boss.”

This is how you pronounce the given Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【刮】:guā

Cantonese Jyutping of 【刮】:gwaat3

This section presents general background information on the Chinese character 【刮】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【刮】, for example:Describing an action or weather , It mainly means to sweep and scrape.The richness of Chinese characters allows for a wide range of meanings, some of which may be too complex to be fully explained here.

【刮】exists independently, yet its interaction with other words enriches expressions, such as【刮風、刮鬍子】(Mandarin Pinyin:guā fēng 、guā hú zǐ/ Cantonese Jyutping:gwaat3 fung1 、gwaat3 wu4 zi2)

It takes 8 strokes to write this character,It is a Chinese character that, once mastered, allows for a deeper understanding and more diverse expression in communication,Here is a sentence demonstrating the use of this character.:


強風刮過樹林,發出呼呼的聲音。

The strong wind blew through the woods, making a whistling sound.


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