wipe, mop, swab
拭 centers on cleaning a surface by rubbing: wiping, mopping, or swabbing away dirt or liquid.
拭 combines the hand radical 扌 with 式, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a pattern or method, suggesting a systematic wiping motion.
The hand radical 扌 beside 式 looks like a hand holding a cloth following a pattern: wiping a surface clean.
For ショク, imagine wiping a chalkboard with a shockingly dirty cloth: shock -> ショク, and the hand wipes away the mess.
to wipe; to dry
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to wipe; to mop up
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake
to wipe off; to wipe up
cleaning; scrubbing
baby wipes; wet wipes
to wipe one's arse
polishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance
napkin
robot mop
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cloth
wiping; drying
to wipe out; to erase
to wipe off (e.g. dirt); to rub out
to wipe thoroughly; to polish well