拆 (caak3 | chai1) : tear open; pull down

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拆

caak3

chai1

[1] tear open; take apart; undo
[2] pull down; dismantle; demolish

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

拆

Don't confuse with:
折

This word has been viewed 8184 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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拆息 caak3 sik1 chai1 xi1 = daily interest rate

拆散 caak3 saan2 chai1 san4 = to break up (a marriage, family, etc.)

拆穿 caak3 cyun1 = expose; unmask

清拆 cing1 caak3 = clearance

拆線 caak3 sin3 chai1 xian4 = disconnection, a "broken line"

拆卸 caak3 se3 chai1 xie4 = to dismantle ; demolition

拆棚 caak3 paang4 = scaffold dismantling

拆檔 caak3 dong3 = to dissolve partnerships

拆家 caak3 gaa1 chai1 jia1 = a distributor of drugs, a drug dealer, a drug pusher

拆骨 caak3 gwat1 = to attack sb
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收聲啦, 嘈到拆樓咁! 粵
Shut up, you're making a lot of noise!

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Decimal representation of this word: 拆
Unicode code for this character: U+62c6 (off-site link)

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