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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 拭

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
拭 shì - to wipe

List Ranking for: 拭

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 24,356 21,492 25,424

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 扌 式

Radical:

扌

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

式

Semantic:

扌

Hint:

Hand

Other Words Containing 拭

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
拭目以待 - - 10,908 17,964 13,728
擦拭 - - 20,348 17,446 12,723
拭 - - 24,356 21,492 25,424