擦 = 扌 + 察

擦 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “wipe”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 察 (examine).

Keyword: wipe
Pinyin (Mandarin): cā
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: wipe, scrub, rub, scour, вытирать, scrub, rub, scour
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 擦 grate

Decomposition

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扌 hand
察 examine

How to find 擦 without knowing its reading

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

Open 擦 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.