拭 — Chinese character
拭
shì
to wipe away stains with a cloth
- Pinyin
- shì
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 扌 式
- Formation
- pictophonetic — hand; meaning component 扌; sound component 式
- Japanese
- 拭 as a kanji
Common words with 拭
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拭目以待 | shì mù yǐ dài | lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see |
| 擦拭 | cā shì | to wipe clean |
| 拂拭 | fú shì | to wipe |
| 拭子 | shì zi | swab; cotton pad |
| 拭目 | shì mù | to wipe one's eyes; fig. to remain vigilant |
| 拭抹 | shì mǒ | to swab; to wipe up with a mop |
| 拭目倾耳 (拭目傾耳) | shì mù qīng ěr | to watch and listen attentively |
| 拭除 | shì chú | to wipe off |
| 揩拭 | kāi shì | to wipe off; to wipe clean |
English words written with 拭
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.