Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "撕", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "撕", and master the standard way of writing the character "撕".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 撕
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "撕" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
撕 [sī]
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1. 用手把东西扯裂。
(To use the hands to tear something.)
例:把纸撕成条儿; 把墙上的标语撕下来; 把一张报纸撕成两半; 上衣在钉子上撕了一个口子; 撕打(撕搏。扭扯殴打); 撕罗(亦作:“撕逻”。排解); 撕捋(分解,排解); 撕剥(撕烂,扯碎)。
2. 零购布帛。
(To buy cloth.)
例:如:撕八尺布。
- 【本义】: 扯裂
(Original meaning: to tear apart.)
- 【造字法】: 形声。从手,斯声。“斯”也有表意作用,“劈开”。
(Character formation: Phono-semantic. It consists of the hand and the sound of "si." "Si" also has a semantic function meaning "to split open.")
- 引用于《红楼梦》:晴雯果然接过来,“嗤”的一声,撕了两半。
(Referenced in "Dream of the Red Chamber": Qingwen indeed took it, and with a "zip," tore it in half.)
Reference: See "提撕" entry.