拭抹
shì​mǒ

wipe

拭 shì wipe away stains with cloth

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 式 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

式
式 Sound component
shì, shi style

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsyikl̥ əkto wipe
Zhengzhanghljɯɡ
Unicodeshiək

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

抹 mǒ, mā smear

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 末 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

末
末 Sound component
mò end

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmaːd
Unicodemɑt

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica