Usage of the character 擦

to rub; to scratch
to wipe; to polish
to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
to brush (past)
to shred (a vegetable etc)

guācā

刮擦

[刮擦]

to scrape

cāzi

擦子

[擦子]

eraser
(kitchen) grater
shredder

mócā

摩擦

[摩擦]

friction
rubbing
chafing
fig. disharmony
conflict
also written 磨擦

cāmǒ

擦抹

[擦抹]

to wipe

cāyīn

擦音

[擦音]

fricative

bǎncā

板擦

[板擦]

blackboard or whiteboard eraser

cāxiě

擦写

[擦寫]

to erase

cābiān

擦边

[擦邊]

to make light contact with the edge of sth
(fig.) to be nearly (a certain age); to be close to (danger)
(fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality)

mócā

磨擦

[磨擦]

variant of 摩擦 (mócā)

cāliàng

擦亮

[擦亮]

to polish

cāyóu

擦油

[擦油]

to oil
to anoint

cāzhuàng

擦撞

[擦撞]

to sideswipe (a car etc)
to generate (sparks) by striking a flint; (fig.) to produce (sth novel) through interaction

cāgān

擦干

[擦乾]

to wipe dry

kāicā

揩擦

[揩擦]

to wipe

cāsī

擦丝

[擦絲]

to grate (cheese, carrots etc); to shred

cālüè

擦掠

[擦掠]

to brush against
to graze
to scratch

cāshì

擦拭

[擦拭]

to wipe clean

cāshāng

擦伤

[擦傷]

to abrade; to scrape; to chafe; to graze
abrasion; friction burn; scratch

cādiào

擦掉

[擦掉]

to wipe

cāxǐ

擦洗

[擦洗]

to clean (with water or alcohol)
to wipe and wash
to swab
to scrub

cāzǎo

擦澡

[擦澡]

to rub down with a wet towel; to give a sponge bath

āicā

挨擦

[挨擦]

to press against
to nuzzle up to

mócāyīn

摩擦音

[摩擦音]

fricative (phonetics)

yíncāyīn

龈擦音

[齦擦音]

alveolar fricative (linguistics)

cācābǐ

擦擦笔

[擦擦筆]

erasable pen

mócālì

摩擦力

[摩擦力]

friction

bǎncār

板擦儿

[板擦兒]

blackboard or whiteboard eraser

cāwǎnbù

擦碗布

[擦碗布]

dish cloth
tea towel

xiàngpícā

橡皮擦

[橡皮擦]

eraser
rubber
CL:塊／块 (kuài)

cādìngzhǐ

擦腚纸

[擦腚紙]

toilet paper

cābiānqiú

擦边球

[擦邊球]

(table tennis) edge ball
(fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable

sècāyīn

塞擦音

[塞擦音]

affricate (phonetics)

cāwǎngqiú

擦网球

[擦網球]

net ball
let (tennis etc)

cāpìgu

擦屁股

[擦屁股]

to wipe one’s ass
(fig.) (coll.) to clean up sb else's mess

kěcāxiě

可擦写

[可擦寫]

erasable

cābàngqiú

擦棒球

[擦棒球]

foul tip

hóucāyīn

喉擦音

[喉擦音]

guttural fricative

cāxiédiàn

擦鞋垫

[擦鞋墊]

doormat

cāhēir

擦黑儿

[擦黑兒]

(dialect) dusk

cāshēn'érguò

擦身而过

[擦身而過]

to brush past

āijiāncābèi

挨肩擦背

[挨肩擦背]

(idiom) to be crowded together

cājiān'érguò

擦肩而过

[擦肩而過]

to brush past; to pass by (sb)
(fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc); to have a brush (with death)

móquáncāzhǎng

摩拳擦掌

[摩拳擦掌]

fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
to roll up one's sleeves for battle
eager to get into action or start on a task

cāliàngyǎnjīng

擦亮眼睛

[擦亮眼睛]

to keep one's eyes open (idiom)
to be on one's guard
to be clear-eyed

móquáncāzhǎng

磨拳擦掌

[磨拳擦掌]

variant of 摩拳擦掌 (mōquáncāzhǎng)

cāqiāngzǒuhuǒ

擦枪走火

[擦槍走火]

to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun
(fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war

dǎcābiānqiú

打擦边球

[打擦邊球]

to bend the rules
to skirt around the issue

kěcāxiěkěbiānchéngzhīdúcúnchǔqì

可擦写可编程只读存储器

[可擦寫可編程只讀存儲器]

EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory)