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晒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
晒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

晒 Stroke Order — How to Write 晒

Stroke Order

晒 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 日, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

晒 Radical and Character Components

Components:日西

晒 is a phono-semantic compound: 日 (sun) carries the meaning, while 西 indicates the sound.

Radical: 日 + 6 more strokes

晒 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shài

Meanings of 晒 in Chinese

1

shài晒

To dry something by exposing it to the sun; to expose oneself or an object to sunlight to absorb light and heat.
今天天气真好，把衣服拿出去晒一晒吧。
The weather is really good today, let's take the clothes out to sun-dry them.
To leave someone neglected or ignored; to give someone the cold shoulder.
你别把他晒在那儿，快去跟他说话。
Don't leave him neglected there; go talk to him quickly.

Common Words and Phrases with 晒

1
shài晒bān斑
Sun spots, or solar lentigines, are dark pigment spots on the skin caused by excessive sun exposure.
她夏天去海边度假后，脸上长了一些晒斑
She developed some sunspots on her face after her beach vacation in the summer.
2
shài晒cháng场
A place for drying crops, often a threshing ground.
农民们把收割下来的谷物铺在晒场上，等待阳光将它们晒干。
The farmers spread the harvested grains on the drying ground, waiting for the sun to dry them.
3
shài晒diàn簟
A bamboo mat used by farmers to sun-dry agricultural products.
奶奶把夏天用的晒簟拿到院子里，让阳光去除湿气。
Grandma took the summer mat out to the yard, letting the sunlight remove the moisture.
4
shài晒liè裂
Cracks caused by sun exposure, typically in dry mud or similar materials.
旱季的土地被太阳晒裂了，露出深深的缝隙。
The land in the dry season was sun-cracked, revealing deep crevices.
5
shài晒píng坪
sunning ground; drying ground for grains
秋收时节，金黄的玉米粒铺满了村头的晒坪，空气中弥漫着收获的喜悦。
During the autumn harvest season, golden corn kernels covered the sunning ground at the village entrance, and the air was filled with the joy of harvest.
6
shài晒tái台
a flat roof or an open-air platform on a rooftop, often used for drying clothes.
奶奶喜欢在晒台上种些花草，把那里打理得生机勃勃。
Grandma likes to plant flowers and plants on the rooftop terrace, making it vibrant and lively.
7
shài晒tián田
To dry out a rice paddy field by draining water and exposing it to the sun, typically to promote stronger root development and prevent lodging.
为了让水稻根系更强壮，农民们决定在适宜的时候晒田。
To strengthen the rice root system, farmers decided to sun-dry the paddies at the appropriate time.
8
shài晒tú图
To make blueprints.
建筑师们正在加紧晒图，确保所有的设计细节都能准确无误地呈现出来。
The architects are busy making blueprints to ensure all design details are accurately presented.

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Questions about 晒

What does 晒 mean in Chinese?

晒 (shài) means “To leave someone neglected or ignored; to give someone the cold shoulder” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 晒?

晒 is pronounced shài in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 晒 have?

晒 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 晒?

晒 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 日. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 晒?

The radical of 晒 is 日, and 晒 is a phono-semantic compound.