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Character Decomposition
拆=扌+斥
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to tear open
to tear down
to tear apart
to open
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Words with 拆 82 total
to tear down · to demolish · to dismantle · to remove拆除chāi chúto expose · to unmask · to see through (a lie etc)拆穿chāi chuānto demolish; to tear down拆毁chāi huǐto make (or take out) a short-term loan拆借chāi jièto dismantle · to disassemble · to open up (sth sealed) · to unpick拆开chāi kāito demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants拆迁chāi qiānto break up (a marriage, family etc)拆散chāi sàn(theater) to dismantle the stage · (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet; to undermine sb's plans拆台chāi táidaily interest on a loan拆息chāi xīto unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment)拆洗chāi xǐfortune telling by unpicking Chinese characters拆字chāi zì
Idioms with 拆 8 total Chain
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient · Rob Peter to pay Paul拆东补西chāi dōng bǔ xī(lit.) to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (saying) · (fig.) to rob Peter to pay Paul拆东墙补西墙chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng(lit.) to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom) · (fig.) to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal过河拆桥guò hé chāi qiáo