Memory phrase for the character: 刷

刷

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Meaning brush, to paint, to brush

Pronunciation

shuā, shuà

Explanation

Left: buttocks in side view 尸 with cloth 巾 is here understood as tail [to be correct: 尾 means tail], right: knife刂

Mnemonic
 
At the buttocks the 'cloth' [="tail"] is cut and used as: a brush.

Radicals

尸 buttocks in side viewThis radical has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾 or urine 尿 or flatulence 屁, it is generally considered to mean 'buttocks'.
巾 cloth, turban
刂 cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.
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 Vocabulary

印刷 yìn shuā  print
冲刷 chōng shuā  to cleanse; to scrub; to scour; to wash down; to erode; to wash away
洗刷 xǐ shuā  wash; brush; scrub
洗刷 xǐ shuā  

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