擦 cā
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 察 to examine, to investigate, to observe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
擦
cā
to wipe
Character
Example phrases
- 我擦桌子。 Wǒ cā zhuōzi. I wipe the table.
- 请擦黑板。 Qǐng cā hēibǎn. Please wipe the blackboard.
- 他擦眼泪。 Tā cā yǎnlèi. He wipes his tears.