RUB    摩擦磨

TOUCH AND PRESS WHILE MOVING ALONG something.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for rubbing the surface of something is mó 磨. 2. Qǐē 切 adds to the notion of rubbing that of cutting and carving in order to produce smooth surfaces. 3. Fú 拂 is a very mild form of rubbing and wiping. 4. Cuō 磋 is an archaic word referring to the rubbing and polishing of surfaces. 5. Zhuó 琢 refers specifically to the polishing of jade. 6. Wèn 抆 refers specifically to the wiping off of tears. NB: this is notoriously difficult to separate off from POLISH: perhaps we should collapse these two.]
Modern Chinese Criteria
揉 撫摸 磨擦 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • POLISH　RUB AND SMEAR USING LIQUID so as to CAUSE TO BECOME SMOOTH AND SHINING. (anc: 16/0, child: 0)
  • SCRATCH　RUB INTENSELY, TYPICALLY so as to INJURE. (anc: 16/0, child: 0)
  • WIPE　RUB, USING A CLOTH, so as to CAUSE TO BECOME CLEAN. (anc: 16/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • SQUEEZE　TOUCH something so as to USE ENDURING FORCE ON IT. (anc: 14/0, child: 1)
  • TOUCH　INTERACT with a SURFACE USING one's FINGERS OR one's BODY. (anc: 13/0, child: 4)
  • INTERACT　ACT so as to CAUSE ANOTHER TO REACT. (anc: 12/0, child: 14)
Other Hypernyms
  • TOUCH　INTERACT with a SURFACE USING one's FINGERS OR one's BODY. (anc: 13/0, child: 4)
  • INTERACT　ACT so as to CAUSE ANOTHER TO REACT. (anc: 12/0, child: 14)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.31

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p.

    • Words (9 items)

    摩  mó OC: maal MC: mʷɑ 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrub against; polish; whet; pat
    磨  mó OC: maal MC: mʷɑ 4 Attributions

    The current general word for rubbing the surface of something is mó 磨.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 琢/POLISH Zhuó 琢 refers primarily to the polishing of jade.

      Syntactic words
    • vt[oN]work/polish stone; grind
    • vtoNfile, grind, polish off
    • vtoNpassivebe polished
    切  qiē, qiè OC: snʰiid MC: tshet 2 Attributions

    Qǐē 切 adds to the notion of rubbing that of cutting and carving in order to produce smooth surfaces.

      Syntactic words
    • vt[oN]rub and polish bone
    • vtoNmake smooth by cutting; carve/work/polish bone
    • vtoNpassivebe polished; be carved
    抆  wěn OC: mɯnʔ MC: mi̯un 2 Attributions

    Wěn 抆 refers specifically to the wiping off of tears.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrub off (tears)
    拭  shì OC: lʰɯɡ MC: ɕɨk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwipe; wipe off
    拂  fú OC: phɯd MC: phi̯ut 1 Attribution

    Fú 拂 is a very mild form of rubbing and wiping.

      Syntactic words
    • nsubject=actionwhat one rubs/wipes with > whisk
    • vt(oN)wipe, brush, rub against (with contextually determinate N)
    • vtoNrub, rub against; rub off; wipe
    磋  cuō OC: skhaal MC: tshɑ 1 Attribution

    Cuō 磋 is an archaic word referring to the rubbing and polishing of surfaces.

      Syntactic words
    • vt[oN]rub and polish
    • vtoNrub, polish
    • vtoNpassivebe rubbed; be polished
    擦  cā OC: skhaad MC: tshɑn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpost-Han: wipe
    琢  zhuó OC: rtooɡ MC: ʈɣɔk 0 Attributions

    Zhuó 琢 refers specifically to the polishing of jade.

      Syntactic words