guā

to blow (of the wind)

tongue (舌) + knife (刂) = scraping wind

The knife radical (刂) carries the meaning: wind scrapes and cuts across surfaces. 舌 mainly gives the sound guā; the blade does the semantic work.

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KnifeSemantic
TonguePhonetic

外面正在风,出门要穿厚一点。

wài miàn zhèng zài guā fēng,chū mén yào chuān hòu yī diǎn。

The wind is blowing outside, so wear something thicker when you go out.

昨晚了一夜的北风,今天感觉特别冷。

zuó wǎn guā le yī yè de běi fēng,jīn tiān gǎn jué tè bié lěng。

The north wind blew all night last night, so today feels especially cold.

Words with 刮

雨刮

yǔ guā

windshield wiper

雨刮器

yǔ guā qì

windshield wiper

顶刮刮

dǐng guā guā

variant of 頂呱呱|顶呱呱[ding3 gua1 gua1]

刮风

guā fēng

to be windy

刮伤

guā shāng

scratch (wound)

刮刀

guā dāo

spatula

刮刮卡

guā guā kǎ

lottery scratchcard

刮刮叫

guā guā jiào

variant of 呱呱叫[gua1 gua1 jiao4]

刮刮乐

guā guā lè

scratch-and-win lottery

刮勺

guā sháo

scraper

刮掉

guā diào

to scrape off

刮擦

guā cā

to scrape

More characters with 舌