篩 (shāi) - To sift, to sieve, to filter & to select or screen carefully

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shāi ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

三姗

篩 · shāi

To sift, to sieve, to filter;

to select or screen carefully;

a sieve or screen.

To sift, to sieve, to filterto select or screen carefullya sieve or screen.

Usage highlights

SieveTo siftTo screenSieve trayOscillating screenSand sieve

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

  • 混— to mix, to confuse
  • 杂— mixed, miscellaneous

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Sift the flour before baking (筛面粉).
  • Screen for potential health issues (筛查).
  • The news was filtered through official channels (消息被筛选).
  • Use a sieve to separate the grains (用筛子筛谷物).

Collocations

  • Sieve(筛子)
  • To sift(筛选)
  • To screen(筛查)
  • Sieve tray(筛板)
  • Oscillating screen(振动筛)
  • Sand sieve(砂筛)

Idioms

  • To examine meticulously(筛锣擂鼓)
  • To sift and select rigorously(筛筛选选)
  • To pass through a fine sieve(过筛子)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character 筛 depicts a bamboo (竹) sieve, reflecting traditional use of bamboo in tool-making.
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, 'sifting' refers to diagnostic filtering of symptoms.
  • The concept extends metaphorically to careful selection in scholarship and personnel.

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