刮 = 舌 + 刂

刮 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “shave”. It is built from 舌 (tongue) and 刂 (knife).

Keyword: shave
Pinyin (Mandarin): guā
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: shave, pare off, scrape, бриться, соскребать, pare off, scrape

Decomposition

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舌 tongue
刂 knife

How to find 刮 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tongue” + “knife”. 刮 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 刮 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.