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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)

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