涮 (shuàn) - to rinse & to swill

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shuàn ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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涮 · shuàn

to rinse;

to swill;

to dip briefly in boiling water (as in cooking);

to fool or tease someone.

to rinseto swillto dip briefly in boiling water (as in

Usage highlights

rinse vegetablesinstanthot pot dippingrinse mouthrinse a bottletease someone

Synonyms

  • 洗— to wash (more general)
  • 烫— to scald, to heat in hot liquid
  • 逗— to tease, to joke with

Antonyms

  • 煮— to boil (for extended time)
  • 炖— to stew, to simmer slowly

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Rinse the vegetables (涮蔬菜).
  • We're having hot pot with thinly sliced meat to dip (涮羊肉).
  • He's just teasing you (他涮你玩儿呢).
  • Give the cup a quick rinse (把杯子涮一下).

Collocations

  • rinse vegetables(涮蔬菜)
  • instant-boiled mutton(涮羊肉)
  • hot pot dipping(涮火锅)
  • rinse mouth(涮口)
  • rinse a bottle(涮瓶子)
  • tease someone(涮人)

Idioms

  • None specifically for this character as a standalone idiom component

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Central to Chinese hot pot culture, where 涮 refers to the cooking method of briefly dipping thin slices of meat or vegetables in boiling broth.
  • The character's 'teasing' meaning derives from Beijing dialect, suggesting treating someone like food being swirled in hot pot - played with and not taken seriously.

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