CHINESE CHARACTER

拆 (chāi): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

chāi

to break open, to split up, to tear apart

HSK 58 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

扌

Primary radical

扌 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 拆.

斥

Phonetic component

斥 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 拆 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 拆

拆chāi

HSK 5 · to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open

拆除chāichú

HSK 6 · to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle; to remove

拆迁chāiqiān

HSK 7-9 · to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants

Examples using 拆

拆

他们将在两天内拆除这栋旧的建筑物。

Tā men jiāng zài liǎng tiān nèi chāi chú zhè dòng jiù de jiàn zhù wù。

They will tear down the old building in two days.

拆除

他们将在两天内拆除这栋旧的建筑物。

Tā men jiāng zài liǎng tiān nèi chāi chú zhè dòng jiù de jiàn zhù wù。

They will tear down the old building in two days.

FAQ

What does 拆 (chāi) mean in Chinese?

to break open, to split up, to tear apart

How do you write 拆 in stroke order?

拆 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 拆?

扌 is the radical in 拆. It is the hand side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 拆?

拆 (chāi): to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open; 拆除 (chāichú): to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle; to remove; 拆迁 (chāiqiān): to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants.