揩拭
kāi​shì

wipe

揩 kāi rub and wipe

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

皆
皆 Sound component
jiē all

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰriːl

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

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