to wipe, rub, or scrub
Animated Stroke Order 擦
Stroke Order Diagrams 擦

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HSK Vocabulary: 擦
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 擦 is used in context
1
tā她
qīng轻
qīng轻
cā擦
qù去
liǎn脸
shàng上
de的
yǎn眼
lèi泪
。
She gently wiped the tears from her face.
2
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
fàn饭
hòu后
dōu都
yào要
cā擦
zhuō桌
zi子
。
I wipe the table after every meal.
3
lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
xué学
shēng生
cā擦
hēi黑
bǎn板
。
The teacher asked the student to clean the blackboard.
4
liǎng两
gè个
qiú球
zài在
mó摩
cā擦
。
Two balls are rubbing against each other.
5
tā他
men们
yīn因
wèi为
xiǎo小
shì事
fā发
shēng生
le了
mó摩
cā擦
。
They had a friction over a small matter.
6
mó摩
cā擦
huì会
chǎn产
shēng生
rè热
liàng量
。
Friction generates heat.
Information
Traditional擦
Radical扌
Strokes17
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#860
Zhuyinㄘㄚ
Components—
UnicodeU+64E6
CangjieQFBK
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality