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撕 (sī): Tear — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Stroke Order Diagrams 撕

撕 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Center-Right
撕=扌hand+斯this

The hand (扌) tears or rips something apart, like paper or fabric, with force.

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Example Sentences

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

tā他
shēng生
qì气
de地
bǎ把
xìn信
sī撕

Information

Pinyinsī
Meaningtear
Strokes15
Radical扌
Traditional撕
StructureLeft-Center-Right
Frequency#2358
Zhuyinㄙ
UnicodeU+6495
CangjieQSYJ
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le了
。

He angrily tore up the letter.

tā他
shēng生
qì气
dì地
sī撕
huǐ毁
le了
hé合
tong同
。

He angrily tore up the contract.

xiǎo小
xīn心
bié别
bǎ把
zhǐ纸
sī撕
pò破
le了
。

Be careful not to tear the paper.

qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
sī撕
kāi开
zhè这
ge个
bāo包
zhuāng装
dài袋
。

Please help me tear open this packaging bag.

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