拭

shì

to wipe

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

拭=扌+式

Etymology

hand

Meanings

to wipe

shì

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Words with 拭 26 total

to wipe off; to wipe clean揩拭kāi shì to swab · to wipe up with a mop拭抹shì mǒ to wipe one's eyes · fig. to remain vigilant拭目shì mù to wipe拂拭fú shì swab · cotton pad · smear (for medical test)拭子shì zi to wipe off拭除shì chú to wipe clean擦拭cā shì lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and拭目以待shì mù yǐ dài to watch and listen attentively拭目倾耳shì mù qīng ěr

Idioms with 拭 5 total

lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and拭目以待shì mù yǐ dài