guā = gu + a1
to scrape / to blow / to shave / to plunder / to extort
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guā = gu + a1
to blow (of the wind)
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How to pronounce 刮

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

刮 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
dāo = d + ao1
Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]
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= ji + Ø1
used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
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shé = sh + e2
tongue
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Characters with 刮 as component

刮 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 刮

to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
to shave one's face
to rake in (money) / to plunder / to milk people dry

Sentences with 刮

刮 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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