刷
Meaning
- a brush
- to paint; to daub
- to brush; to scrub
Example sentence
我可以刷卡吗？
Can I use a credit card?
The character 刷
刷 is a brush: 刷牙 to brush your teeth, 刷子 the brush itself. Now it also swipes and scrolls — 刷卡, 刷手机 — which is the same movement of the hand on a different surface.