Memory phrase for the character: 拭

拭

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Meaning

to wipe away stains with cloth, to clean

Pronunciation

shì

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: type/style 式 (Craftsmen 工 make sabers 弋 in their (preferred) type.)

Mnemonic
 
The hand has a good style if it wipes stains away.

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
式 type, styleform, pattern, ceremony




 Vocabulary

擦拭 cā shì  clean; cleanse
拭除 shì chú  to wipe off
拭目倾耳 shì mù qīng ěr  to watch and listen attentively
拭目倾耳 shì mù qīng ěr  

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