拆(chāi)

HSK 58 strokes
Readingschāicā

to tear open

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Character information

Pinyin
chāi / cā
Meaning
to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 拆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌斥

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

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

Made of

扌shǒu斥chì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 拆 step by step

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

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Words with 拆

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

chāi拆chú除
HSK 5

to tear down

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chāi拆qiān迁
HSK 6

to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants

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fēn分chāi拆

to separate off; to hive off; a demerger

Open 分拆 page →
chāi拆xià下

to dismantle; to take apart

Open 拆下 page →
chāi拆jiè借

to make (or take out) a short-term loan

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chāi拆fēn分

to break up into parts

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chāi拆xiè卸

to dismantle; to take apart

Open 拆卸 page →
chāi拆fēng封

to open (sth that has been sealed)

Open 拆封 page →

Related characters

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From 拆’s common words

除迁分下借卸封

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