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擦
cā
1. to wipe
2. to erase
3. rubbing (brush stroke in painting)
4. to clean
5. to polish
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 17 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

擦
cā
to clean, to erase, to polish; a brush
HSK 4 17 丶

Compound Words (20)

擦掠
cālüè
to brush against
揩擦
kāicā
to wipe
板擦
bǎncā
blackboard eraser
擦澡
cāzǎo
to rub oneself down with a wet towel
擦油
cāyóu
to oil
擦洗
cāxǐ
to clean (with water or alcohol)
摩擦
mócā
friction
HSK 6
磨擦
mócā
variant of [[摩擦<mócā>]]
擦干
cāgān
to wipe dry
擦亮
cāliàng
to polish
擦音
cāyīn
fricative
擦伤
cāshāng
scratch
擦子
cāzi
eraser
擦写
cāxiě
to erase
挨擦
āicā
to press against
擦抹
cāmǒ
to wipe
擦拭
cāshì
to wipe clean
擦掉
cādiào
to wipe
龈擦音
yíncāyīn
alveolar fricative (linguistics)
喉擦音
hóucāyīn
guttural fricative

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,760
Word Frequency Rank
2,996 of 84,292

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