Chinese symbol for “refresh”
刷新
shuā xīn
to renovate; to refurbish; to refresh (computer window); to write a new page (in history)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for refresh is 刷新 (shuā xīn), defined as: to renovate; to refurbish; to refresh (computer window); to write a new page (in history); to break (a record).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “refresh”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 刷新.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 印刷 | yìn shuā | to print; printing |
| 刷卡 | shuā kǎ | to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc) |
| 刷牙 | shuā yá | to brush one's teeth |
| 牙刷 | yá shuā | toothbrush; measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 粉刷 | fěn shuā | to paint; to whitewash |
| 新闻 (新聞) | xīn wén | news; 条 (tiáo) |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again; once more; re- |
| 创新 (創新) | chuàng xīn | to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “refresh”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.