刷 (shuā)
a brush; to paint; to daub; to brush; to scrub; (fig.) to remove; to e
- HSK 3.1 level 4
- 8 strokes
Etymology
Depicts a person squatting (尸) and holding a utensil (刂 ) attached to a cloth (巾) to scrub or clean something.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“刷，刮也。从刀，省聲。《禮》：‘布刷巾。’”
Components
- 尸 (iconic) — Depicts a person squatting.
- 巾 (iconic)
- 刂 (iconic) — Used here to depict a utensil held in the hand. The variant character 㕞 used the 又 (hand) component instad.