shuàn

to rinse

to trick; to fool sb; to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table)

water (氵) + brush sound (刷) = swish through boiling broth

刷 (shuā) lends its sound, nudged to shuàn; the water radical carries the real meaning — a quick swish through liquid, whether rinsing ingredients or pulling someone's leg.

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我们今晚去吃羊肉吧。

wǒ men jīn wǎn qù chī shuàn yáng ròu ba。

Let's go eat instant-boiled mutton tonight.

他被朋友了,白等了两个小时。

tā bèi péng yǒu shuàn le,bái děng le liǎng gè xiǎo shí。

He was tricked by his friend and waited two hours for nothing.

Words with 涮

开涮

kāi shuàn

(coll.) to make fun of (sb)

涮涮锅

shuàn shuàn guō

shabu-shabu (loanword)

涮火锅

shuàn huǒ guō

see 涮鍋子|涮锅子[shuan4 guo1 zi5]

涮羊肉

shuàn yáng ròu

instant-boiled mutton (dish)

涮锅子

shuàn guō zi

hot pot

More characters with 氵