扯 Stroke Order — How to Write 扯
扯 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
扯 Radical and Character Components
扯 is a phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, while 止 indicates the sound.
Radical: 扌 + 4 more strokes
扯 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- chě
Meanings of 扯 in Chinese
1
chě扯
To pull or drag; to involve or implicate someone in a matter, often against their will.
这件事和她没关系，你别把她扯进来
This matter has nothing to do with her, don't drag her into it.
To tear or rip something open or apart.
他把包裹扯开了。
He tore the package open.
To talk informally or idly; to chat casually, sometimes implying exaggeration or falsehood.
别再扯了，我们还有工作要做。
Stop chatting idly, we still have work to do.
To bicker or haggle endlessly without resolution, often involving shirking responsibility.
他们因为一点小事就互相扯皮，浪费了很多时间。
They kept bickering and shirking responsibility over a minor issue, wasting a lot of time.
Common Words and Phrases with 扯
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2
to talk nonsense; nonsense
你说的这些都是扯淡，根本不可能实现。
What you're saying is all nonsense; it's simply impossible to achieve.
3
To hold someone back or be a drag on someone, often by hindering their legitimate actions through close relationships or emotions.
她为了自己的私利，总是想方设法扯丈夫的后腿，不让他去外地发展。
For her own self-interest, she always tries to hold her husband back, preventing him from developing his career in another city.
4
to lie; to tell a lie
他总是喜欢扯谎，所以大家都不太相信他的话。
He always likes to tell lies, so people don't really believe what he says.
5
To chat idly, talk nonsense, or quarrel.
我们几个老朋友经常坐在一起扯筋，聊聊家常
A few of us old friends often sit together chatting idly, talking about daily life.
6
to talk over trifles; to chat idly about unimportant things
我们经常在咖啡馆里扯乱弹，打发时间
We often chat idly in the cafe to pass the time.
7
to argue back and forth, to bicker over trifles, to wrangle
他们为了一点小事就互相扯皮，浪费了很多时间。
They bickered with each other over a small matter, wasting a lot of time.
8
talk irresponsibly; babble shamelessly
你别在这里扯臊了，赶紧把作业写完吧！
Stop talking nonsense here and finish your homework quickly!
9
To be an opportunist, adapting readily to prevailing trends or opinions without independent judgment or principles.
聪明人总是懂得如何扯顺风旗，以便抓住最佳的发展机遇。
Intelligent people always know how to adapt to the prevailing trend to seize the best development opportunities.
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To hold someone back from action; also, regionally, to take to one's heels.
团队合作时，每个人都应该尽力而为，不要扯腿。
When working in a team, everyone should do their best and not hold others back.
More words with 扯
- hú胡chě扯To talk nonsense or drivel.
- pān攀chě扯implicate, drag in
- sī撕chě扯to tear; to rip; to shred
- xiā瞎chě扯To talk nonsense or irresponsibly.
- xián闲chě扯Small talk, Chit-chat
- lā拉che扯pull, tug
- qiān牵chě扯to involve; to implicate
- niǔ扭chě扯Twist and pull, Wrench
- guà挂chě扯to involve, to implicate
- lào唠chě扯to chat; to engage in idle talk
- chě扯dào到to involve, to drag into
- chě扯kāi开tear open, pull apart
- ché扯qǐ起hoist, raise
- qiān牵chě扯dào到involve, implicate
- chě扯jìn进lai来involve, drag in
- lā拉che扯dà大raise, bring up
- qiān牵chě扯chū出implicate, involve
- qiān牵chě扯jìn进involved in, implicated in
- bāi掰chě扯bāi掰chě扯Talk it over, Argue
- chě扯chě扯xián闲piān篇Small talk, Chat idly
Idioms with 扯
- chě扯qí旗fàng放pào炮make a big public display
- dōng东chě扯xī西zhuāi拽juggle multiple tasks haphazardly
- dōng东lā拉xī西chě扯talk aimlessly and disorganize
- héng横tuō拖dào倒chě扯drag and pull forcibly
- hú胡lā拉luàn乱chě扯talk nonsense
- jí急chě扯bái白liǎn脸anxious and flustered
- lā拉lā拉chě扯chě扯pulling and tugging
- qī七lā拉bā八chě扯talk aimlessly and discursively
- shā杀jī鸡chě扯bó脖extremely anxious and agitated
- shēng生lā拉huó活chě扯to make a forced interpretation
- shēng生lā拉yìng硬chě扯to make a forced interpretation
- shùn顺fēng风chě扯fān帆
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Open the tool →Questions about 扯
What does 扯 mean in Chinese?
扯 (chě) means “To pull or drag” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 扯?
扯 is pronounced chě in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 扯 have?
扯 has 7 strokes.
How do you write 扯?
扯 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 扌. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 扯?
The radical of 扯 is 扌, and 扯 is a phono-semantic compound.
