shāi HSK7

sieve

shāi
sieve noun
(bound form) a tool with holes used to separate fine material from coarse material; a strainer
to sift
to use a sieve to separate or filter granular materials; to eliminate through selection
to pour
to pour a drink, typically wine or tea; used in older literature
to heat up
to warm up wine, often by placing a pot over a fire or in hot water; used in older literature
to strike
(dialect) to beat or strike a gong
to filter through
(of light, wind, rain, etc.) to pass through small gaps or a screen
to talk nonsense
(literary) to speak wildly or talk nonsense
to sprinkle
to fall or sprinkle, as in rain or falling flowers

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Frequency

Character
Written text
3,388th most common 6.03 per million
Movie subtitles
3,074th most common 3.07 per million appears in 2% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
0.980 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
6.97 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Traditional
Strokes
12
Unicode
U+7B5B

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