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The character "刮" integrates the knife radical "刂" with the component "舌", a configuration that initially represented the action of scraping or cutting with a sharp tool, where the radical explicitly denotes the instrument and "舌" may have historically contributed phonetically. Its primary meaning of physical scraping gradually broadened to include figurative senses such as gouging or erasing, and later, the character also assumed the meaning of strong wind blowing, a semantic field previously covered by the separate traditional character "颳" which combined the wind radical "風" with "刮" as a phonetic base. This semantic expansion allowed "刮" to encompass both concrete and atmospheric forceful actions while retaining its structural composition.
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今天刮风了。
爸爸在刮胡子。
她用勺子刮蛋糕。
刮大风时别出门。
我刮掉了鞋底的泥。
画家用刀刮画布调整颜色。
台风刮倒了路边的许多树。
在清理车库时，他刮掉了门上生锈的漆。