| 拭 | |||
| wipe away stains with cloth | |||
| Radical | 手扌才 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 6 | Total Strokes | 9 |
| Mandarin reading | shì | Cantonese reading | sik1 |
| Japanese on reading | shiki shoku | Japanese kun reading | nuguu fuku |
| Korean reading | sik | Vietnamese reading | rị |
| Semantic Variant(s) | 𢂑 | ||
| 拭 | [ shì ] to wipe |
| 拭子 | [ shì zi ] swab, cotton pad, smear (for medical test) |
| 拭抹 | [ shì mǒ ] to swab, to wipe up with a mop |
| 拭目 | [ shì mù ] to wipe one's eyes, fig. to remain vigilant |
| 拭目以待 | [ shì mù yǐ daì ] lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see |
| 拭目傾耳 | [ shì mù qīng ěr ] to watch and listen attentively |
| 拭除 | [ shì chú ] to wipe off |
| ⇒ 拂拭 | [ fú shì ] to wipe |
| ⇒ 揩拭 | [ kaī shì ] to wipe off, to wipe clean |
| ⇒ 擦拭 | [ cā shì ] to wipe clean |