Dong Chinese dictionary

shì

wipe away stains with cloth

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

Components

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

式 Sound component

shì

style

Definitions

shì

wipe away stains with cloth; to wipe

Most common words with 拭

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	拭目以待	lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
	擦拭	to wipe clean
	拭	to wipe
	揩拭	to wipe off
	拭目	to wipe one's eyes

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