扯 (chě) is a Chinese character meaning “to pull”. It is written from 扌 (hand (radical form)) and 止 (stop), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
Build the character for “to pull; to tear”
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Structure
扌 + 止
Left–right structure
Structure from: modern-glyph split verified against hanzi-writer-data strokes (扌 3 + 止 4 = 7)
Memory aid
A hand (扌) reaches for something that has stopped (止) and yanks it along. Both parts are really in this character: hand plus stop — you pull what won't move.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 扯谎chě huǎngto tell a lie; to lie扯 = chěspoken asché huǎng
- 牵扯qiān chěto involve; to implicate; to drag in扯 = chě
Go deeper
All readings
to pull
to pull; to tear; to drag; (colloquial) to chat aimlessly
拉；撕开。也指漫无边际地闲谈。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 扯谎chě huǎngto tell a lie; to lie扯 = chěspoken asché huǎng
- 牵扯qiān chěto involve; to implicate; to drag in扯 = chě
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 扯 mean?
扯 (chě) means to pull; to tear; to drag; (colloquial) to chat aimlessly.
How do you pronounce 扯?
It is pronounced chě.
What parts is 扯 made of?
扌 (hand (radical form)) and 止 (stop), side by side. The recorded source is: modern-glyph split verified against hanzi-writer-data strokes (扌 3 + 止 4 = 7). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 扯 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 扯?
扌. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 扯?
Common ones are 扯谎 and 牵扯. The reading of 扯 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.