刮 guā blows
blows; to scrape; to shave
怎么记住“刮”: 舌 tongue + 刂 knife = blows. On the windy terrace the waiter sticks out his tongue in surprise as his knife slides off the table every time the wind blows.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
originally 𠯑 + 刀
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
刮 = 舌 tongue + 刂 knife
- 舌 tongue shape only
- 刂 knife meaning
On the windy terrace the waiter sticks out his tongue in surprise as his knife slides off the table every time the wind blows.
How it came to be
The knife gives the meaning and the left part the sound.
用法
- Most common in 刮风 (guā fēng) 'the wind blows': weather verb, the subject is the wind.
- Also scrape/shave a surface: 刮胡子 (guā húzi) shave a beard, 刮掉 (guā diào) scrape off.
- Idiom 刮目相看 (guāmù-xiāngkàn) = see someone in a wholly new light after they've improved.
含“刮”的词语
例句
- 外面刮大风了。 Wàimiàn guā dà fēng le.A strong wind is blowing outside.