Phono-semantic compound:
手 (hand radical) – semantic, indicating a manual action.
式 (rule, pattern; phonetic) – phonetic element, providing the sound.
The character originally conveys the idea of using the hand to wipe or clean, extending to the broader sense of removing dirt, stains, or impurity.

Semantic range:
- to wipe (with cloth or hand);
- to clean or polish;
- figurative: to erase, to remove.

拭目 (식목) – “wipe the eyes,” to look afresh, to take notice

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

skill, ability, technique, craft, art, workmanship

to throw, to fling, to pitch

to break, snap, bend

to brush off, to shake off, to dust, to wave away, repel

to expand, to open up, to broaden, to print, to make a rubbing, to engrave, to carve

to pull out, to extract, to uproot, to remove, to withdraw, to surpass, to excel

to seize, to detain, to arrest, to restrict, to restrain, to be bound by

to bow, to pay respects, to worship, to salute, to pray, to visit

to wipe, to clean, to wash away

to hold, to grasp, to carry, to maintain, to sustain, to persist

to point, to indicate, finger

to press, to push, to calm, to massage

to raise, to provoke, to stir up, to lift, to poke, to incite

to seize, to catch, to arrest, to capture

to give

to push away, to expel, to arrange in order, to line up, to reject

to search, to look for, to probe, to explore

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拭

Etymology

Usage in Korean

Words that derived from 拭

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