拭

shì
式 + 扌

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 a phono-semantic compound combining the hand radical 扌 (shǒu) on the left with the phonetic component 式 (shì) on the right. The hand radical signals a manual action, while 式 provides the pronunciation. Its core meaning is to wipe or rub clean, as in wiping away tears, dust, or sweat. The character often appears in compound verbs like 擦拭 (cāshì, to wipe clean) and 拭去 (shìqù, to wipe away), all related to cleaning and upkeep.

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