Keyword
to tear apart
- to break open
- to split up
- Frequency
- #1631
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
chāi100%
Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 斥 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
拆除
to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle; to remove
拆
to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open
拆迁
to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants
拆解
to disassemble
拆开
to dismantle; to disassemble; to open up (sth sealed); to unpick
拆毁
to demolish; to tear down
拆卸
to dismantle; to take apart
拆散
to break up (a marriage, family etc)
拆穿
to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc)
分拆
to separate off; to hive off; a demerger
拆分
to break up into parts
拆借
to make (or take out) a short-term loan
拆封
to open (sth that has been sealed)
过河拆桥
(lit.) to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom); (fig.) to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
拆台
(theater) to dismantle the stage; (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet; to undermine sb's plans
拆线
to remove stitches (from a wound)
拆字
fortune telling by unpicking Chinese characters
拆东墙补西墙
(lit.) to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying); (fig.) to rob Peter to pay Paul
拆息
daily interest on a loan
拆洗
to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment)
见招拆招
to counter every move; to be full of tricks
拆机
to dismantle a machine; to terminate a telephone service
拆家
(slang) low-level drug dealer; (slang) (of a pet) to wreck the house (scattering trash, chewing on furniture etc)