刮guā
to blow (of wind). 8 strokes, radical 刂, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin guāStrokes 8Radical 刂Band HSK 6Words 1
How to write 刮
Strokes 1–6 write 舌, then strokes 7–8 write 刂.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 刮 · the stroke-order rules
What 刮 is made of
舌 (shé, tongue) and 刂 (dāo, knife).
刂 carries the meaning — knife — and 舌 carries the sound.
Words that use 刮
| 刮 | to blow (of wind) 指风吹过 寒风猛烈刮过街巷，巡警在街角拐弯处救助受冻老人。A biting wind blew through the streets. Lesson 586, 暖心惠民 · 沧海横流与大国重器 · Navigating Turbulent Waters & Pillars of Industry |
Characters that share the sound part 舌
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 刂
All 20 of them, and what the radical means, on the 刂 radical page.