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扯 (chě): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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1. Animated Stroke Order 扯

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How to write 扯 — animated stroke order

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2. Stroke Order Diagrams 扯

扯 stroke order diagram

3. Character Breakdown

Left-Right

扯=扌hand+止to stop

The hand (扌) pulls or tears something (止) — to pull, tear, or chat idly.

4. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 扯

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5. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 扯 is used in context

tā他

yòng用

lì力

yī一

chě扯

，

shéng绳

Information

Traditional扯

Radical扌

Strokes7

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2292

Zhuyinㄔㄜˇ

UnicodeU+626F

CangjieQYLM

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zi

子

jiù就

duàn断

le了

。

He gave a hard pull, and the rope snapped.

bié别

tīng听

tā他

chě扯

dàn淡

，

dōu都

shì是

jiǎ假

de的

。

Don't listen to his nonsense, it's all fake.

mā妈

ma妈

xīn辛

kǔ苦

lā拉

chě扯

wǒ我

zhǎng长

dà大

。

Mom worked hard to raise me.

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wǒ我

men们

jīng经

cháng常

zài在

yì一

qǐ起

xián闲

chě扯

。

We often chat together casually.

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