Chinese symbol for “scrape”
刮
guā
to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scrape is 刮 (guā), defined as: to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “scrape”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 擦伤 (擦傷) | cā shāng | to abrade; to scrape; to chafe; to graze; abrasion; friction burn; scratch |
| 刮擦 | guā cā | to scrape |
| 戛 | jiá | lance; to tap |
| 刡 | mǐn | to scrape; to pare |
| 擖 | gě | scrape |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 刮.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搜刮 | sōu guā | to rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry |
| 刮目相看 | guā mù xiāng kàn | to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) |
| 刮伤 (刮傷) | guā shāng | scratch (wound); scratch (damage to an object) |
| 刮风 (颳風) | guā fēng | to be windy |
| 刮痧 | guā shā | gua sha (technique in TCM) |
| 刮脸 (刮臉) | guā liǎn | to shave one's face |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scrape”.
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.