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The character "刷" combines the knife radical "刂" on the right, which semantically links to scraping or cutting actions, with a left component that historically provided phonetic guidance. Its original sense referred specifically to cleaning or scraping with a brush, and over time the meaning expanded to encompass brushing teeth, applying paint, and modern metaphorical uses such as swiping a card. In the current form, the left side is structurally composed of "尸" above "巾", alongside the "刂" radical.
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我每天刷牙。
他刷卡支付。
妈妈在刷碗。
工人正在刷墙。
请刷新这个网页。
他总是在刷存在感。
我用新刷子刷鞋子。
她先刷牙，然后刷卡买早餐。