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Meaning of 拭

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Pinyin: shì
English Definition: to wipe
Chinese Definition:
①揩擦:擦拭。拂拭。拭泪。拭除。拭目以待。
②擦揩抹。
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (hand) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
擦拭 shì to wipe clean
拭目以待 shì dài lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
揩拭 kāi shì to wipe off; to wipe clean
拭子 shì zi swab; cotton pad; smear (for medical test)
拭抹 shì to swab; to wipe up with a mop
More: 拭* | *拭 | *拭*
Example Sentences
1
Some wiped away tears.
2
I've dusted the picture, Annie.
3
西
You should never put a cotton swab or other object into the ear canal.
4
But you can use a swab or cloth to clean the outer part of the ear.
5
Those kids, she thinks, and wipes away a single tear, caused maybe by the onion's ghost.