shāi

sieve

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
⺮ meaning component

  Meaning component

zhú

  

bamboo

⺮ is a component form of .

师 sound component

  Sound component

shī

  

teacher

Evolution

筛 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

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筛 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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shāi

sieve, filter, screen; sift; to filter; to sift; to sieve

Most common words with 筛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

筛选

to filter

to filter

筛子

sieve

筛骨

ethmoid bone (cheek)

分子筛

molecular sieve