擦

cā

wipe, scrub, rub, scour; brush

How to write 擦, stroke by stroke

to rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to brush (past); to shred (a vegetable etc)

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 察

Made of 扌 + 察

摩擦mó cāfriction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; also written 磨擦
擦掉cā diàoto wipe
擦伤cā shāngto abrade; to scrape; to chafe; to graze; abrasion; friction burn; scratch
擦屁股cā pì guto wipe one’s ass; (fig.) (coll.) to clean up sb else's mess
擦干cā gānto wipe dry
擦亮cā liàngto polish
擦拭cā shìto wipe clean
擦洗cā xǐto clean (with water or alcohol); to wipe and wash; to swab; to scrub
擦肩而过cā jiān ér guòto brush past; to pass by (sb); (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc); to have a brush (with death)
可擦写kě cā xiěerasable
塞擦音sè cā yīnaffricate (phonetics)
摩擦力mó cā lìfriction

擦掉你额头上的汗。
cā diào nǐ é tóu shàng de hàn 。
Wipe the sweat from your brow.
用纸巾把那口锅擦干。
yòng zhǐ jīn bǎ nà kǒu guō cā gān 。
Wipe the pan dry with a paper towel.
出门前把你的鞋子擦亮。
chū mén qián bǎ nǐ de xié zǐ cā liàng 。
Shine your shoes before going out.
擦擦妳们的鼻子。
cā cā nǎi men de bí zi 。
Wipe your nose.
她每天擦拭家具的灰尘。
tā měi tiān cā shì jiā jù de huī chén 。
She dusts the furniture every day.