RUB  摩擦磨

TOUCH AND PRESS WHILE MOVING ALONG something.
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Hypernym
  • TOUCHINTERACT with a SURFACE USING one's FINGERS OR one's BODY.
    • INTERACTACT so as to CAUSE ANOTHER TO REACT.
      • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision.
        • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION....
Hyponym
  • POLISH　RUB AND SMEAR USING LIQUID so as to CAUSE TO BECOME SMOOTH AND SHINING.
    • SCRATCH　RUB INTENSELY, TYPICALLY so as to INJURE.
      • WIPE　RUB, USING A CLOTH, so as to CAUSE TO BECOME CLEAN.
        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
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        rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

        • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.31

        • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p.

        Words

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

        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 AttributionsWD

        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 AttributionsWD

        Wěn 抆 refers specifically to the wiping off of tears.

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

        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 AttributionWD

        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 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNpost-Han: wipe
        琢  zhuó OC: rtooɡ MC: ʈɣɔk 0 AttributionsWD

        Zhuó 琢 refers specifically to the polishing of jade.

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