1. 擦
  2. 拭

擦

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  1. 擦 is the 1759th most frequent character.
  2. 擦 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 擦 appears as a character in 18 words.
  4. 擦 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
擦 => 扌, 察
Radical :
擦 => 扌 (hand), 宀 (roof), 月 (moon), 卩 (seal), 示 (sign)
Graphical :
擦 => 亅, 二, 冖, 丶, 冂, 二, 丨, ㇆, 二, 亅, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ca1 - to wipe/to erase/rubbing (brush stroke in painting)/to clean/to polish

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 擦 (ca1): The component 察 is pronounced as 'cha2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

擦 

Medium Frequency

摩擦 
擦干 (擦乾)
擦亮 
擦拭 
擦掉 
擦洗 
橡皮擦 

拭

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  1. 拭 is the 3331st most frequent character.
  2. 拭 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 拭 appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. 拭 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
拭 => 扌, 式
Radical :
拭 => 扌 (hand), 弋 (arrow), 工 (work)
Graphical :
拭 => 亅, 二, 弋, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi4 - wipe

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 拭 (shi4): The component 式 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 拭 (shi4): The component 扌 is pronounced as 'shou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 拭 (shi4): The component 弋 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

拭目以待 
擦拭 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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