拭 = 扌 + 式

拭 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “wipe away stains with cloth”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 式 (style).

Keyword: wipe away stains with cloth
Pinyin (Mandarin): shì
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: стирать пятна тканью
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 拭 wipe

Decomposition

ids

扌 hand
式 style

How to find 拭 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “style”. 拭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 拭 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.