Chinese symbol for “swab”
拭子
shì zi
swab; cotton pad; smear (for medical test)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for swab is 拭子 (shì zi), defined as: swab; cotton pad; smear (for medical test).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “swab”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 墩布 | dūn bù | swab; mop |
| 擦洗 | cā xǐ | to clean (with water or alcohol); to wipe and wash |
| 拭抹 | shì mǒ | to swab; to wipe up with a mop |
| 棉球 | mián qiú | cotton ball; swab |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 拭子.
| 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 |
| 拭目 | shì mù | to wipe one's eyes; fig. to remain vigilant |
| 拭抹 | shì mǒ | to swab; to wipe up with a mop |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “swab”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.