掰

bāi

b+āi·1st tone

to break off or break open sth with one's hands

Radical: 手 Strokes: 12 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left-middle-rightFrequency: Less common

Same radical

手承摩掌拳拜拿攀摹挚掣挛

Same radical

手承摩掌拳拜拿攀摹挚掣挛挈擎搴

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Character Decomposition

掰=手+分+手

Etymology

To tear something 分 with both hands 手

Meanings

to break off or break open sth with one's hands

(fig.) to break off (a relationship)

bāi

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Words with 掰 20 total

(coll.) to talk nonsense · to fool around瞎掰xiā bāi (Tw) affected; pretentious; to put on a display of histrionics (from Taiwanese)假掰gēi bāi to bend · (slang) to turn a straight person gay掰弯bāi wān to debate · to dispute · to wrangle (dialect)掰扯bāi che bye-bye (loanword) (Tw)掰掰bāi bāi to straighten · (slang) to turn a gay person straight掰直bāi zhí to pull apart · to pry open with the hands掰开bāi kāi see 牛屄 niú bī (euphemistic synonym of 牛屄 niú bī)牛掰niú bāi (Tw) (vulgar) cunt (from Taiwanese 膣屄) · (slang) to fuck around with; (used as an intensifier) fucking; fucked up鸡掰jī bāi (dialect) to have a falling-out (with sb)闹掰nào bāi arm wrestling掰手腕bāi shǒu wàn arm wrestling掰腕子bāi wàn zi