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掰 bāi to rip

to rip; to tear; to break off

How to remember 掰: ⿱㇒⿻二丿 hand + 分 divide + 手 hand = to rip. The boy grips the flatbread with a hand on each side and divides it with his sister, pulling hard to rip it in half.

  • HSK 8
  • 12 strokes
  • Radical 手

Component breakdown

掰 = ⿱㇒⿻二丿 hand + 分 divide + 手 hand

  • ⿱㇒⿻二丿 hand
  • 分 divide
    • 八 eight
    • 刀 knife
  • 手 hand
The Gushi story

The boy grips the flatbread with a hand on each side and divides it with his sister, pulling hard to rip it in half.

How it is used

  • To break/snap apart with both hands: 掰开 (bāikāi) to pull apart, 掰成两半 (bāichéng liǎng bàn) break in two, 掰手腕 (bāi shǒuwàn) to arm-wrestle.
  • 掰扯 (bāiche) = (colloquial) to hash out / reason through in detail.
  • The character literally shows two hands (手) prying something apart - a good memory hook.