拂

• Physical: To brush off, shake off, or dust (e.g., clearing a garment).

// Gestural/Performative: A sudden departure fueled by indignation, rejection, or contempt, specifically as in //fú xiù* (brushing the sleeves), where the physical act serves as a social signal of dismissal.

• Abstract: To dismiss, ignore, or brush aside thoughts, suggestions, or people; implies a cold or summary rejection.

Primarily functions as a transitive verb. It can also characterize the movement of non-human agents (e.g., a "brushing" wind).

// 拂 vs. 撫 (//fǔ*): While both involve the hand and a surface, 拂 is subtractive (removing or clearing), whereas 撫 is additive or sustaining (smoothing, comforting, or petting).

• Relation to fanning: There is occasional semantic overlap with the motion of fanning, though 扇 remains the standard glyph for that specific action.

Determine if the "sweeping" motion is literal (cleaning) or symbolic (rejecting). The transition from physical dusting to social dismissal is a common trajectory in literary texts.