扯(chě)

HSK 7-97 strokes

to pull

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Character information

Pinyin
chě
Meaning
to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 扯 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌止

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 止 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu止zhǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 扯 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 扯

Common words using 扯 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qiān牵chě扯
HSK 7-9

to involve; to implicate

Open 牵扯 page →
chě扯zhù住

to grasp firmly

Open 扯住 page →
chě扯píng平

to make even; to balance; (fig.) to be even; to call it quits

Open 扯平 page →
chě扯dàn淡

to talk nonsense

Open 扯淡 page →
chě扯pí皮

to wrangle

Open 扯皮 page →
chě扯tán谈

to talk nonsense (dialect)

Open 扯谈 page →
lā拉chě扯

to drag

Open 拉扯 page →
lā拉lā拉chě扯chě扯

to tug at

Open 拉拉扯扯 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 扯’s common words

牵住平淡皮谈拉

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