拭

shì
式 + 扌
Frequency#3338

Definitions

shì to wipe

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 式 represents the sound.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 式

About

The character 拭 is structured as a phono-semantic compound, combining the hand radical 扌 to signify actions related to the hand and the component 式 which functions phonetically. Its etymology relates to the act of wiping or cleansing, a core meaning documented in early Chinese texts. Over time, this character has been used consistently to denote cleaning or polishing actions, such as in the word 擦拭, without substantial shift from its original sense.

Example Sentences Hide

妈妈擦拭厨房的台面。

Māmā cāshì chúfáng de táimiàn.

Mom wipes the kitchen counter.

他用布拭去桌子上的水。

Tā yòng bù shì qù zhuōzi shàng de shuǐ.

He uses a cloth to wipe the water off the table.

弟弟仔细擦拭了自己的玩具。

Dìdi zǐxì cāshì le zìjǐ de wánjù.

Younger brother carefully wiped his own toys.

工人正在擦拭工厂的机器。

Gōngrén zhèngzài cāshì gōngchǎng de jīqì.

The worker is wiping the factory machine.

请记得擦拭教室的窗户。

Qǐng jìde cāshì jiàoshì de chuānghu.

Please remember to wipe the classroom windows.

她轻轻拭去孩子脸上的污渍。

Tā qīngqīng shì qù háizi liǎn shàng de wūzì.

She gently wipes away the dirt from the child's face.

在保养汽车时，务必擦拭内部仪表盘。

Zài bǎoyǎng qìchē shí, wùbì cāshì nèibù yíbiǎopán.

When maintaining the car, be sure to wipe the interior dashboard.

为了防止细菌传播，每日擦拭手机屏幕是很好的习惯。

Wèile fángzhǐ xìjūn chuánbō, měirì cāshì shǒujī píngmù shì hěn hǎo de xíguàn.

To prevent bacterial spread, wiping the phone screen daily is a good habit.

Related Characters

Component: 式

试 轼 弑 試 弒 栻 軾

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Example Words

拭目以待 擦拭 拂拭 拭抹 拭目 揩拭