滑 (huá): to slip; to slide

Meanings

Dì shàng hěn huá, xiǎoxīn bié shuāidǎo.

The ground is slippery, be careful not to fall.

Tā cóng lóutī shàng huá le xiàlái.

He slid down the stairs.

Zhège rén hěn huá, bù hǎo duìfu.

This person is very cunning, hard to deal with.

Háizimen zài bīng shàng huá lái huá qù.

The children slid back and forth on the ice.

usage

滑 appears in many sports: 滑冰 (ice skating), 滑雪 (skiing), 滑板 (skateboarding). The core meaning is smooth, gliding motion.

usage

滑稽 (huájī) means 'funny/comical' — a surprisingly common compound. 光滑 (guānghuá) means 'smooth and glossy.'

滑 huá