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拭

shì

to wipe away stains with a cloth

🔤 Pictophonetic: 扌 (hand) provides meaning, 式 provides pronunciation

HSK 9 strokes Uncommon (34%)

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Each color represents a different component

formula, pattern, rule, style, system

⿰扌式 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shǒu

扌

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手

3 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

jué

亅

hook

1 strokes

shì

式

formula, pattern, rule, style, system

💡 Ideographic: A craftsman using an awl 弋 and a measuring square 工

6 strokes HSK 4

yì

弋

to catch, to arrest; to shoot with a bow

📷 Pictographic: Picture of an arrow shot from a bow

3 strokes

gōng

工

labor, work; laborer, worker

📷 Pictographic: A spade or other workman's tool

3 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

shàng

丄

above

💡 Ideographic: One stroke on top of another; variant of 上

2 strokes

Words Using 拭 (9)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

拭目 ↗

shìmù

to wipe one's eyes / fig. to remain vigilant

shìmù

拭目 ↗

to wipe one's eyes / fig. to remain vigilant

to swab / to wipe up with a mop

shìmǒ

拭抹 ↗

to swab / to wipe up with a mop

拭目以待 ↗

shìmùyǐdài

lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see

shìmùyǐdài

拭目以待 ↗

lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see

拭目倾耳 ↗

shìmùqīngěr

to watch and listen attentively

shìmùqīngěr

拭目倾耳 ↗

to watch and listen attentively

swab / cotton pad / smear (for medical test)

shìzi

拭子 ↗

swab / cotton pad / smear (for medical test)