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拭
shì
1. to wipe
Uncommon • Top 35% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

拭
shì
to wipe away stains with a cloth
9 丶

Compound Words (8)

拭子
shìzi
swab
拭抹
shìmǒ
to swab
拭目
shìmù
to wipe one's eyes
拭除
shìchú
to wipe off
揩拭
kāishì
to wipe
擦拭
cāshì
to wipe clean
拭目以待
shìmùyǐdài
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
拭目倾耳
shìmùqīngěr
to watch and listen attentively

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,336
Word Frequency Rank
29,874 of 84,292