筛子

篩子

shāizi

noun #28,808

Measure Word

一个筛子 gè

Meanings

1 sieve
2 sifter
3 strainer

Characters

to sieve; to sift

suffix for nouns (tools, objects)

Examples

她用筛子把面粉筛了一遍。

Tā yòng shāizi bǎ miànfěn shāi le yī biàn.

She sifted the flour through a sieve.

那个老筛子已经破了好几个洞。

Nàge lǎo shāizi yǐjīng pò le hǎo jǐ gè dòng.

That old sieve already has several holes in it.

Tips

memory

筛 (shāi) means to sieve or shake out — the 竹 (bamboo) radical on top hints at traditional sieves made from bamboo. Add 子 (a common noun suffix) and you get the tool itself.

Stroke Order

筛 shāi

子 zǐ