Definitions

shuā (onom.) swishing; rustling

Etymology phono-semantic

mouth

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character "唰" is a phono-semantic compound formed by adding the radical "口" to denote sound to the existing character "刷", which provides both phonetic and semantic basis as the verb for brushing. This construction specifically created an onomatopoeic character to represent swishing or rustling sounds associated with brisk actions like brushing or sweeping, and its usage has consistently been limited to such sound imitation without developing additional meanings.