English

1. brush
2. a brush
3. to select
4. (verb) 1. swipe (credit card); 2. scratch (card); 3. to butter up (someone);
5. brush; a common tool, in a form of a handle with filaments (like bristles) affixed
6. to eat a lot
7. to brush; to scrub
8. clean with brush, scrub
9. to paint; to daub
10. to brush; to scrub
11. (fig.) to remove; to eliminate (from a contest); to fire (from a job)
12. (onom.) swish; rustle
13. to swipe (a card)
14. to scroll on (a phone)
15. (gaming) to grind; to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc)

粵語

1. 常見工具嘅一種，形狀通常係一條手柄，上面固定咗啲毛（量詞：個／枝）
2. 食、喫好多嘢
3. 用刷 (caat2) 嘅毛掃一樣嘢

As a component in

• 涮saan3
• 唰caat3
• 𢯍
• 𤷯

Variants

• 㕞semantic variant

Words containing 刷

• 印刷jan3 caat3

  to print

• 刷新caat3 san1

  to renovate

• 刷卡caat3 kaat1

  to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)

• 刷牙caat3 ngaa4

  to brush one's teeth

• 牙刷ngaa4 caat2

  toothbrush

• 粉刷fan2 caat3

  to paint

• 沖刷cung1 caat3

  to cleanse

• 衫刷saam1 caat2

  clothes washing brush (spoken)

• 印刷品jan3 caat3 ban2

  printed products

• 髮刷faat3 caat3

  hairbrush

• 刷入caat3 jap6

  to flash

• 刷白caat3 baak6

  to paint white

• 板刷baan2 caat3

  scrubbing brush

• 雨刷jyu5 caat3

  windshield wiper

• 刷子caat3 zi2

  brush

• 刷爆caat3 baau3

  to max out (a credit card)

• 洗刷sai2 caat3

  to wipe clean

• 鮑魚刷baau1 jyu4 caat2

  a brush that is shaped like an abalone, normally used to clean toilet

• 印刷量jan3 caat3 loeng6

  print run

• 電動牙刷din6 dung6 ngaa4 caat2

  electric toothbrush

• 刷過caat3 gwo3
• 可刷ho2 caat3
• 刷頭caat3 tau4

  brush head

• 刷機caat3 gei1

  to replace firmware (on a mobile device)