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拭
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wipe away

HSK 10
Human →Actions
shì
ショク、シキ
ぬぐ.う、ふ.く
식
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 式 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 式 style =
拭 wipe away
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
式 Phonetic component
shì style
style, system, formula, rule
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Chinese
拭 [shì]
to wipe
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (9)
拭目以待 [shì​mù​yǐ​dài] #10,908
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
擦拭 [cā​shì] #20,348
to wipe clean
揩拭 [kāi​shì] #62,400
to wipe off
拭目 [shì​mù] #62,495
to wipe one's eyes
拭除 [shì​chú] #71,990
to wipe off
拭目倾耳 [shì​mù​qīng​'ěr] #75,930
to watch and listen attentively
拭目倾耳 [shì​mù​qīng​'ěr] #75,930
to watch and listen attentively
拭子 [shì​zi]
swab
拭抹 [shì​mǒ]
to swab
JAPANESE WORDS (34)
⭐ 拭く [ふく] #2,534
to wipe
⭐ 拭う [ぬぐう] #3,305
to wipe
⭐ 払拭 [ふっしょく] #13,403
wiping out
拭き取る [ふきとる] #18,466
to wipe off
⭐ 手ぬぐい [てぬぐい] #26,595
(hand) towel
尻拭い [しりぬぐい] #26,680
cleaning up someone else's mess
拭い去る [ぬぐいさる] #28,472
to rub out
口を拭う [くちをぬぐう] #43,054
to feign innocence
拭い取る [ぬぐいとる] #44,637
to wipe off
拭き掃除 [ふきそうじ] #49,505
cleaning
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