筛 (shāi) - To sift, to sieve & to filter

筛Tone 1

shāi ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

三姗

筛 · shāi

To sift, to sieve;

to filter;

to select;

to examine carefully;

to eliminate through selection.

To sift, to sieveto filterto select

Usage highlights

SieveTo siftTo filter outScreeningSieve meshVibrating screen

Synonyms

  • 滤— to filter
  • 选— to select
  • 挑— to pick, to choose

Antonyms

  • 混— to mix, to confuse
  • 合— to combine

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Sift the flour before baking (筛面粉).
  • Filter out impurities (筛除杂质).
  • The candidate was screened out in the first round (在第一轮被筛掉了).
  • Use a sieve to separate coarse sand (用筛子筛出粗沙).

Collocations

  • Sieve(筛子)
  • To sift(筛选)
  • To filter out(筛除)
  • Screening(筛检)
  • Sieve mesh(筛网)
  • Vibrating screen(振动筛)

Idioms

  • To examine meticulously(筛锣擂鼓)
  • To sift and select carefully(筛筛选选)
  • To eliminate through repeated selection(层层筛选)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character 筛 depicts the action of using a bamboo sieve, reflecting traditional agricultural and food processing methods.
  • In modern usage, it extends metaphorically to selection processes in education, employment, and quality control.
  • The bamboo radical (竹) indicates the original material used for making sieves in ancient China.

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