# 擦

| 擦 | U+64E6, &#25830; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-64E6 |
| ← 擥 [U+64E5] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 擧 → [U+64E7] |

## Translingual
### Han character

擦 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 手十月火 (QJBF), four-corner 5309$_1$, composition ⿰扌察)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 460, character 9
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12862
* Dae Jaweon: page 808, character 29
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1977, character 3
* Unihan data for U+64E6

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 蔡 | *sʰlaːds |
| 瘵 | *ʔsreːds |
| 祭 | *ʔsreːds, *ʔsleds |
| 際 | *ʔsleds |
| 穄 | *ʔsleds |
| 鰶 | *ʔsleds |
| 傺 | *hr'eds |
| 摖 | *sʰleːds |
| 擦 | *sʰlaːd |
| 攃 | *sʰlaːd, *saːd |
| 礤 | *sʰlaːd |
| 察 | *sʰreːd |
| 詧 | *sʰreːd, *sʰeːd |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sʰlaːd) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 察 (OC *sʰreːd) – wipe, scrub by hand.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): cā (ca$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄘㄚ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ca$^2$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): caat$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): chák
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): cah$^6$ / cua$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chhat / chhoah / chhak
    (Teochew, Peng'im): cag$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$tshaq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: cā
*** Zhuyin: ㄘㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ca
*** Wade–Giles: tsʻa$^1$
*** Yale: tsā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsa
*** Palladius: ца (ca)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰä⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: ca$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ca
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰa²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: caat$^3$
*** Yale: chaat
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsaat$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cad$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰaːt̚³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: chák
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɑʔ²⁴/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: cah$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰaʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: cah$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰaʔ²/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: cua$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰua²¹/
* cah6 - literary;
* cua5 - vernacular.
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*sʰlaːd/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 擦 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 5845 |
| Phonetic component | 祭 |
| Rime group | 月 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 攃 |
| Old Chinese | /*sʰlaːd/ |
| Notes | 手冊作集韻礤摩也新字 |

### Definitions

擦
* to rub
* to be close to; to be near
* to wipe; to scour; to scrub; to erase
    把黑板擦乾淨／把黑板擦干净 ― bǎ hēibǎn cā gānjìng ― to wipe the blackboard clean
    擦嗮啲錯字／擦嗮啲错字 [Cantonese] ― caat$^3$ saai$^3$ di$^1$ co$^3$ zi$^6$ [Jyutping] ― to erase all the incorrect characters
* to spread (paste etc.); to apply
* to shred (melons and fruits)
* (slang, euphemistic) Alternative form of 肏 (“to fuck”)
* utensil for rubbing, wiping, or scrubbing (e.g., eraser, shoe polish)
    黑板擦 ― hēibǎncā ― blackboard eraser
* (Taiwanese Hokkien) hanging scroll; wall hanging (a scroll that unrolls vertically for hanging on a wall)

#### Synonyms

* (to rub): 摩擦 (mócā)
* (to be close to):
* 倚近 (Hokkien)
* 傍依 (bàngyī)
* 傍邊 / 傍边 (bàngbiān) (colloquial)
* 向邇 / 向迩 (xiàng'ěr) (literary)
* 把 (colloquial)
* 挨近 (āijìn)
* 挨邊 / 挨边 (āibiān) (colloquial, to be close to an age or number)
* 接 (jiē)
* 接近 (jiējìn)
* 比鄰 / 比邻 (bǐlín) (literary)
* 湊 / 凑 (còu)
* 瀕於 / 濒于 (bīnyú) (of something undesirable)
* 瀕臨 / 濒临 (bīnlín)
* 相鄰 / 相邻 (xiānglín)
* 臨近 / 临近 (línjìn)
* 親近 / 亲近 (qīnjìn)
* 近倚 (Hokkien)
* 鄰近 / 邻近 (línjìn)
* 附 (fù)
* 靠近 (kàojìn)
* (to wipe):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 擦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 擦, 抹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 擦, 抹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 擦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 擦, 抹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 擦, 搌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 揩, 抹, 擦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 之, 揩, 抹, 搌 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 擦, 揩, 抹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 擦, 揩, 抹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 擦, 抹, 捽 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 擦, 抹, 捽 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 抹, 拭, 擦 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang (Yangdong) | 拭 |
| Cantonese | Yangdong (Yashao) | 抹, 拭, 擦 |
| Cantonese | Yangchun | 抹, 擦 |
| Cantonese | Yangxi | 抹, 拭, 擦 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 擦 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 擦 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 揩, 抹, 擦 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 捽 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 捽 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 捽 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 捽 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 捽 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 捽 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 捽 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 捽 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 揩, 擦 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 拭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 拭, 挸 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 拭, 揉 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 拭, 揉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 拭, 揉 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 拭, 揉 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 拭, 揉 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 拭 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 拭 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 拭, 㧫, 抙 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 拭, 㧫 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 㧫 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 㧫 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 拭, 㧫, 抙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 拭, 㧫 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 揩 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 揩 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 擦, 𢄺 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 湊, 抹, 揩 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 揩, 抹 |
* 拂拭 (fúshì)
* 揩拭 (kāishì)
* 揩擦 (kāicā)
* 撣拂 / 掸拂 (dǎnfú)
* 擦抹 (cāmǒ)
* 擦拭 (cāshì)
* 擦洗 (cāxǐ)
* (utensil): (Hokkien) 拭

### Compounds

* 可擦寫 / 可擦写
* 喉擦音
* 嘶擦音
* 塞擦化 (sècāhuà)
* 塞擦音 (sècāyīn)
* 挨擦
* 挨肩擦膀
* 揩擦 (kāicā)
* 摩拳擦掌 (móquáncāzhǎng)
* 摩擦 (mócā)
* 摩擦力 (mócālì)
* 摩擦拋光 / 摩擦抛光
* 摩擦樁 / 摩擦桩
* 摩擦阻力
* 摩擦音 (mócāyīn)
* 擦一餐
* 擦乾 / 擦干 (cāgān)
* 擦亮 (cāliàng)
* 擦亮眼睛
* 擦傷 / 擦伤 (cāshāng)
* 擦化 (cāhuà)
* 擦子 (cāzi)
* 擦字膠 / 擦字胶
* 擦寫 / 擦写
* 擦屁股 (cā pìgǔ)
* 擦布
* 擦抹 (cāmǒ)
* 擦拭 (cāshì)
* 擦拳摩掌
* 擦掉 (cādiào)
* 擦掠
* 擦擦筆 / 擦擦笔
* 擦棒球 (cābàngqiú)
* 擦槍走火 / 擦枪走火 (cāqiāngzǒuhuǒ)
* 擦油
* 擦洗 (cāxǐ)
* 擦澡 (cāzǎo)
* 擦牙
* 擦痕
* 擦眼抹淚 / 擦眼抹泪
* 擦破
* 擦碗布
* 擦磨
* 擦紙膠 / 擦纸胶
* 擦網球 / 擦网球
* 擦肩而過 / 擦肩而过 (cājiān'érguò)
* 擦背
* 擦脂抹粉
* 擦腚紙 / 擦腚纸
* 擦菜板
* 擦藥 / 擦药
* 擦身而過 / 擦身而过 (cāshēn'érguò)
* 擦邊 / 擦边 (cābiān)
* 擦邊兒 / 擦边儿
* 擦邊球 / 擦边球 (cābiānqiú)
* 擦錯鞋 / 擦错鞋
* 擦鞋 (cāxié)
* 擦鞋墊 / 擦鞋垫
* 擦鞋狗
* 擦音 (cāyīn)
* 擦音化 (cāyīnhuà)
* 擦餐勁 / 擦餐劲
* 擦黑兒 / 擦黑儿 (cāhēir)
* 板擦 (bǎncā)
* 板擦兒 / 板擦儿 (bǎncār)
* 橡皮擦 (xiàngpícā)
* 滑動摩擦 / 滑动摩擦
* 滾動摩擦 / 滚动摩擦
* 牙擦
* 牙擦擦
* 破擦音
* 破裂摩擦音
* 磨擦 (mócā)
* 粉擦
* 黑板擦 (hēibǎncā)
* 齦擦音 / 龈擦音

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: さち (sachi)
* Kan-on: さつ (satsu, Jōyō)
* Kun: する (suru, 擦る, Jōyō)、すれる (sureru, 擦れる, Jōyō)、さする (sasuru, 擦る)

#### Derived terms

* 靴(くつ)擦(ず)れ (kutsuzure)

## Korean
### Hanja

擦 • (chal) (hangeul 찰, revised chal, McCune–Reischauer ch'al, Yale chal)
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#### Compounds

* 麻擦 (마찰, machal)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

擦: Hán Nôm readings: sát, xát, xớt
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