shāi

HSK 7-9
common
verb
noun

Meaning of

筛 means a sieve; a sifter; to sift; to screen; to strain. Pronounced shāi. HSK 7-9.

  • a sieve; a sifter
  • to sift; to screen; to strain
  • to eliminate; to screen out; to weed out

Character Info

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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

mǎi
shāi
zi
 

I'm going to buy a sieve.

miàn
fěn
dào
jìn
shāi
zi
 

Pour the flour into the sieve.

Zhè
shāi
zi
de
wǎng
yǎn
tài
xiǎo
le
 

The mesh on this sieve is too small.

Shāi
zi
le
 
lòu
xià
le
 

The sieve is broken; things won't sift through anymore.

yòng
zhú
zi
zuò
le
shāi
zi
 

He made a sieve out of bamboo.