03503 Chinese character of 揩 and pronounce haai1

The Chinese word【揩】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes an action or behavior. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Wipe or clean.

You’ll find the pronunciation for this Chinese character here.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【揩】:kāi

Cantonese Jyutping of 【揩】:haai1

This introduces some basic knowledge regarding the Chinese character 【揩】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【揩】, for example:Describing an action or behavior , It means mainly to wipe or clean.Due to the depth of Chinese characters, certain intricate meanings and specialized applications might not be entirely expressed in this context.

【揩】serves as a standalone word but gains depth when partnered with others to form detailed expressions, like【揩拭、揩油】(Mandarin Pinyin:kāi shì 、kāi yóu/ Cantonese Jyutping:haai1 sik1 、haai1 jau4)

The total stroke number of this character is 12 ,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,Provided below is a sentence illustrating this character in context.:


她用布揩拭了玻璃上的灰塵。

She wiped the dust off the glass with a cloth.


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