擦 cā▶ lau, chùi

Stroke order

擦 is written in 17 strokes.

• 擦

Senses

1. to rub; to scratch
2. to wipe; to polish
3. to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
4. to brush (past)
5. to shred (a vegetable etc)

Example sentences

• 请擦一下桌子。Qǐng cā yíxià zhuōzi.Please wipe the table.
• 他擦干净了窗户。Tā cā gānjìng le chuānghu.He wiped the window clean.

Related words

• 摩擦cọ xát; cạo

擦 is pronounced cā and means “lau, chùi”. It is part of the HSK 4 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 擦 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.