拭
Tap the pinyin to hear it
to wipe
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 手 +6
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 拭
- Common rank
- #3,321
- Unicode
- U+62ED
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
wipe away · Heisig RSH #1854
fingers + 式 style
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 拭
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拭目以待 | lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see | |
| 拭目倾耳 | to watch and listen attentively | |
| 拭子 | swab; cotton pad; smear (for medical test) | |
| 拭目 | to wipe one's eyes; fig. to remain vigilant | |
| 拭除 | to wipe off | |
| 擦拭 | to wipe clean | |
| 拭抹 | to swab; to wipe up with a mop | |
| 拂拭 | to wipe | |
| 揩拭 | to wipe off; to wipe clean |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 式 — compare how they read.