扯 Strokes Write it Listen 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy HSK 7–9 7 strokes Radical 扌 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from扌meaningshǒuhand止soundzhǐto stop, to halt; to detain; to desist How it works扌 hints at the meaning (hand), and 止 zhǐ hints at the sound.