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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
刷牙 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
刷牙 ＝ 刷 ＋ 牙
ㄕㄨㄚ ㄧㄚˊ · shuāyá
verb — to brush one's teeth

字源 FORM — what the parts do

刷to brush; to scrub (刷洗)shuā
牙tooth (牙齒)yá
刷牙，刷洗的刷，牙齒的牙。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

拿起牙刷，把牙（牙）齒一顆顆刷（刷）乾淨。
Brush (刷) in hand, scrubbing each tooth (牙) clean.
關 · Related
牙刷yáshuāthe toothbrush — the same two glyphs reversed牙齒yáchǐteeth — what gets brushed