擦 (caat3 | ca1) : rub; wipe

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擦

caat3

ca1

[1] rub; scrape; graze
[2] wipe; scrub; polish
[3] spread on; apply; paint
[4] brush by; shave; touch lightly
[5] [粵] eat greedily; have a satisfying meal

Stroke count: 17

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

擦

This word has been viewed 8754 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Aug 2009 02:39

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擦鞋 caat3 haai4 = to polish shoes; to fawn 粵

擦膠 caat3 gaau1 = rubber eraser 粵

擦藥 caat3 joek6 ca1 yao4 = to apply or spread on medication

橡皮擦 zoeng6 pei4 caat3*2 xiang4 pi2 ca1 = rubber; eraser 國

擦菜板 caat3 coi3 baan2 ca1 cai4 ban3 = (vegetable) grater

擦洗 caat3 sai2 ca1 xi3 = scour; scrub; wipe

牙擦擦 ngaa4 caat3 caat3 = to brag; one who brags; cocky, arrogant 粵

擦紙膠 caat3 zi2 gaau1 = rubber eraser 粵

粉擦 fan2 caat3*2 = eraser

摩擦力 mo1 caat3 lik6 mo2 ca1 li4 = friction; frictional force
See all 42 compounds (CantoDict reports 44 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 擦

佢好牙擦粵
He is a very cheeky person.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 擦
Unicode code for this character: U+64e6 (off-site link)

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