Wipe your eyes.
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擦
cā
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cā · caat3 (Jyutping)
- to rub; to scratch
- to wipe; to polish
- to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
- to brush (past)
- to shred (a vegetable etc)
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Character breakdown
擦
- Meaning
- wipe, scrub, rub, scour; brush
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 17
- Components
- ⿰扌察
- Cangjie
- QJBF
- Four-corner
- 5309.1
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