拆

拆	U+62C6, 拆 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-62C6

Translingual

Han character

拆 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 手竹一卜 (QHMY), four-corner 5203₁, composition ⿰扌斥)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 424, character 21
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11943
Dae Jaweon: page 773, character 2
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1855, character 2
Unihan data for U+62C6

Chinese

trad.		拆
simp. ^#		拆
alternative forms		坼

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (屰) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
斥	ŋ̊ʰjaːɡs, ŋ̊ʰjaːɡ
訴	*sŋaːɡs
泝	*sŋaːɡs
愬	sŋaːɡs, sŋreːɡ
遡	*sŋaːɡs
塑	*sŋaːɡs
溯	*sŋaːɡs
遻	*ŋaːɡs
柝	*tŋ̊ʰaːɡ
鶚	*ŋaːɡ
諤	*ŋaːɡ
齶	*ŋaːɡ
鍔	*ŋaːɡ
遌	*ŋaːɡ
崿	*ŋaːɡ
偔	*ŋaːɡ
堮	*ŋaːɡ
湂	*ŋaːɡ
鱷	*ŋaːɡ
噩	*ŋaːɡ
咢	*ŋaːɡ
鑩	*ŋaːɡ
鄂	*ŋaːɡ
鰐	*ŋaːɡ
萼	*ŋaːɡ
愕	*ŋaːɡ
顎	*ŋaːɡ
朔	*sŋraːɡ
槊	*sraːwɢ
蒴	*sraːwɢ
坼	*tŋ̊ʰraːɡ
拆	*tŋ̊ʰraːɡ
逆	*ŋraɡ
屰	*ŋraɡ
縌	*ŋraɡ
蝷	*reːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tŋ̊ʰraːɡ): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 斥 (OC *ŋ̊ʰjaːɡs, *ŋ̊ʰjaːɡ).

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): chāi, chè (chai¹, che⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄞ, ㄔㄜˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ce²
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): caak³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): cak¹
Gan (Wiktionary): cah⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhak

(Meixian, Guangdong): cag⁵
Jin (Wiktionary): cah⁴
Northern Min (KCR): tiă / că̤
Eastern Min (BUC): tiáh / cháik
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): thiah / thek / thiak

(Teochew, Peng'im): tiah⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷tshaq
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): che⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chai
  - Wade–Giles: chʻai¹
  - Yale: chāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chai
  - Palladius: чай (čaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chè
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chè
  - Wade–Giles: chʻê⁴
  - Yale: chè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheh
  - Palladius: чэ (čɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ce²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ce
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛ²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: caak³
  - Yale: chaak
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaak⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: cag³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːk̚³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: cak¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰak̚³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: cah⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaʔ⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhak
  - Hakka Romanization System: cag^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cag⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰak̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: cag⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰak̚¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: cah⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰaʔ²/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: tiă / că̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰia²⁴/, /t͡sɛ²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: tiáh / cháik
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiɑʔ²⁴/, /t͡sʰaiʔ²⁴/

Note:

tiáh - vernacular;
cháik - literary.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiah
  - Tâi-lô: thiah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiaq
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tʰiaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /tʰiaʔ⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thek
  - Tâi-lô: thik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: teg
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tʰiɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiak
  - Tâi-lô: thiak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiak̚⁵/

Note:

thiah - vernacular (“to take apart; to demolish; to purchase; to tear”);
thek/thiak - literary.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: tiah⁴
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thiah
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiaʔ²/

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷tshaq
  - MiniDict: tshah^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴tshaq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰaʔ⁵⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: che⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ̞²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡sʰɤ̞²⁴/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 拆
Mandarin	Beijing	/ʈ͡ʂʰai⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/ʈ͡ʂʰai⁴⁴/ /t͡sʰai⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/t͡sʰai²¹/
	Jinan	/ʈ͡ʂʰei²¹³/
	Qingdao	/ʈ͡ʂʰe⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/ʈ͡ʂʰai²⁴/
	Xi'an	/t͡sʰei²¹/
	Xining	/t͡sʰɨ⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/t͡sʰə¹³/
	Lanzhou	/ʈ͡ʂʰə¹³/
	Ürümqi	/t͡sʰai⁴⁴/ /t͡sʰei⁴⁴/
	Wuhan	/t͡sʰɤ²¹³/
	Chengdu	/t͡sʰe³¹/
	Guiyang	/t͡sʰɛ²¹/
	Kunming	/ʈ͡ʂʰə³¹/
	Nanjing	/ʈ͡ʂʰəʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/ʈ͡ʂʰɐʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡sʰaʔ²/
	Pingyao	/ʈ͡ʂʰʌʔ¹³/
	Hohhot	/t͡sʰaʔ⁴³/
Wu	Shanghai	/t͡sʰaʔ⁵/
	Suzhou	/t͡sʰɑʔ⁵/
	Hangzhou	/t͡sʰɑʔ⁵/
	Wenzhou	/t͡sʰa²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡sʰɛʔ²¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/t͡sʰa⁵/
Xiang	Changsha	/ʈ͡ʂʰə²⁴/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/t͡sʰæ²⁴/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡sʰɑʔ⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/t͡sʰak̚¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/t͡sʰɑk̚²²/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/t͡sʰak̚³/
	Nanning	/t͡sʰak̚³³/
	Hong Kong	/t͡sʰak̚⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/tʰik̚³²/ /tʰiaʔ³²/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/tʰiɛʔ²³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/tʰia²⁴/ /t͡sɛ²⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/tʰiaʔ²/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/hia⁵⁵/

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*qʰˤ<r>ak/

(Zhengzhang): /*tŋ̊ʰraːɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	拆
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	chāi
Middle Chinese	‹ trhæk ›
Old Chinese	/qʰˁ<r>ak/ (dialect: qʰˁr- > *r̥ˁ- > trh-)
English	take apart, dismantle
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	拆
Reading #	1/1
No.	9472
Phonetic component	屰
Rime group	鐸
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	𡍩
Old Chinese	/*tŋ̊ʰraːɡ/
Notes	同坼

Definitions

拆

to take apart; to dismantle
拆返條 RAM 出嚟／拆返条 RAM 出嚟 [Cantonese] ― caak³ faan¹ tiu⁴ RAM ceot¹ lei⁴ [Jyutping] ― take the stick of RAM back out

拆信 ― chāi xìn ― to open a letter
to demolish; to destroy
拆樓／拆楼 [Cantonese] ― caak³ lau^4-2 [Jyutping] ― to demolish a building
(Cantonese) to solve (a problem)
呢單嘢點拆呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
呢单嘢点拆呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]
nei¹ daan¹ je⁵ dim² caak³ aa³? [Jyutping]
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(Cantonese, of one's voice) hoarse
(Hokkien) to purchase; to buy (tickets, medicine, etc.)
(Hokkien) to tear

Synonyms

(to demolish): 拆毀／拆毁 (chāihuǐ)
(to tear):

Dialectal synonyms of 撕 (“to tear”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		撕, 扯
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	撕
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	撕巴
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	撕
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	撕
Cantonese	Guangzhou	搣, 撕
	Hong Kong	搣, 撕
	Dongguan	搣
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	撕, 搣
Gan	Pingxiang	撕
Huizhou	Jixi	撕
Jin	Xinzhou	撕掐
Northern Min	Jian'ou	撕
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	撕
Southern Min	Xiamen	拆, 剺
	Quanzhou	拆, 剺
	Zhangzhou	拆, 剺
	Taipei	拆, 裂
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	剺
	Kaohsiung	拆, 剺, 裂
	Yilan	拆, 裂, 剺
	Changhua (Lukang)	拆, 剺
	Taichung	剺
	Tainan	拆, 裂, 剺
	Hsinchu	裂
	Kinmen	拆, 剺
	Penghu (Magong)	拆, 剺
	Manila (Hokkien)	拆
	Chaozhou	剺
	Shantou	剺
	Haifeng	剺
	Leizhou	𠠏, 撕
Wu	Shanghai	扯
	Shanghai (Chongming)	扯
	Suzhou	㧸
	Wuxi	㧸

Compounds

代拆代行
半拆
外拆生意
拆借 (chāijiè)
拆兌 / 拆兑 (chāiduì)
拆卸 (chāixiè)
拆壁腳 / 拆壁脚
拆夥 / 拆伙 (chāihuǒ)
拆字 (chāizì)
拆字格
拆家精
拆封 (chāifēng)
拆帳 / 拆帐
拆息 (chāixī)
拆招
拆掉
拆放市場 / 拆放市场
拆散
拆東補西 / 拆东补西
拆款
拆款利率
拆毀 / 拆毁 (chāihuǐ)
拆洗 (chāixǐ)
拆爛汙 / 拆烂污
拆牆腳 / 拆墙脚 (chāi qiángjiǎo)
拆牌道字
拆用
拆白 (chāibái)
拆白道字
拆白黨 / 拆白党 (chāibáidǎng)
拆穿 (chāichuān)
拆箬
拆線 / 拆线 (chāixiàn)
拆股 (chāigǔ)
拆臺 / 拆台 (chāitái)
拆西補東 / 拆西补东
拆解 (chāijiě)
拆賣 / 拆卖 (chāimài)
拆辯 / 拆辩
拆遷 / 拆迁 (chāiqiān)
拆遷戶 / 拆迁户
拆開 / 拆开 (chāikāi)
拆閱 / 拆阅
拆除 (chāichú)
拆零 (chāilíng)
拋鸞拆鳳 / 抛鸾拆凤
蓬拆
解拆
過橋拆橋 / 过桥拆桥
過河拆橋 / 过河拆桥 (guòhéchāiqiáo)
離拆 / 离拆

Descendants

→ Thai: ฉีก (chìik, “tear”)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cā (ca¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄚ
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁷tshaq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cā
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ca
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻa¹
  - Yale: tsā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsa
  - Palladius: ца (ca)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰä⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou, Haining, Hangzhou, Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ⁷tshaq
  - MiniDict: tshah^入
  - MiniDict: tsheh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴tshaq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰaʔ⁵⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sʰɑʔ⁴³/
  - Sinological IPA (Haining): /t͡sʰaʔ⁵⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡sʰɑʔ⁵⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /t͡sʰɐʔ⁵⁵/

Definitions

拆

(dialectal) to excrete

References

“拆”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

Japanese

Kanji

拆

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): たく (taku)、せき (seki)
Kun: ひらく (hiraku)、さく (saku)

Korean

Hanja

拆 (eum 탁 (tak))

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Vietnamese

Han character

拆: Hán Nôm readings: sách

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