拆 Strokes Write it Listen 拆 chāi to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart HSK 5 8 strokes Radical 扌 Sound + meaning 3 words Built from扌meaningshǒuhand斥soundchìto scold, to upbraid; to accuse, to blame; to reproach How it works扌 hints at the meaning (hand), and 斥 chì hints at the sound.