刷牙 shuāyá Brush one’s teeth

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Stroke order

刷牙 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

刷牙 — the Chinese character for Brush one’s teeth (shuāyá), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 刷牙 — Brush one’s teeth

刷 — 8 strokes
牙 — 4 strokes

Characters in 刷牙

刷 shuā — a brush; to paint; to daub; to brush; to scrub
牙 yá — tooth; ivory

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

我每天早上刷牙。Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang shuāyá.I brush my teeth every morning.
睡觉以前要刷牙。Shuìjiào yǐqián yào shuāyá.You should brush your teeth before going to sleep.

Related words

刷牙 is pronounced shuāyá and means “Brush one’s teeth”.

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