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Character Decomposition
擦=扌+察
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to rub; to scratch
to wipe; to polish
to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
to brush (past)
to shred (a vegetable etc)
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Words with 擦 66 total
to scrape刮擦guā cāto press against · to nuzzle up to挨擦āi cāto wipe揩擦kāi cāfriction · rubbing · chafing · fig. disharmony · conflict摩擦mó cāto wipe dry擦干cā gānto polish擦亮cā liàngto abrade; to scrape; to chafe; to graze · abrasion; friction burn; scratch擦伤cā shāngeraser · (kitchen) grater · shredder擦子cā zito erase擦写cā xiěto wipe擦抹cā mǒto wipe clean擦拭cā shìto wipe擦掉cā diàoto brush against · to graze · to scratch擦掠cā lu:èto sideswipe (a car etc) · to generate (sparks) by striking a flint; (fig.) to produce (sth novel) through interaction擦撞cā zhuàngto oil · to anoint擦油cā yóuto clean (with water or alcohol) · to wipe and wash · to swab · to scrub擦洗cā xǐto rub down with a wet towel; to give a sponge bath擦澡cā zǎoto grate (cheese, carrots etc); to shred擦丝cā sīto make light contact with the edge of sth · (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age); to be close to (danger) · (fig.) to push the boundaries of what is acceptable; to operate in a gray area · (Internet slang) sexually suggestive; provocative while skirting platform rules or censorship擦边cā biānto erase擦除cā chúfricative擦音cā yīnblackboard or whiteboard eraser板擦bǎn cāblackboard or whiteboard eraser板擦儿bǎn cā raffricate (phonetics)塞擦音sè cā yīn
Idioms with 擦 11 total Chain
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