掰 bāi to rip
to rip; to tear; to break off
怎么记住“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.
部件结构
掰 = ⿱㇒⿻二丿 hand + 分 divide + 手 hand
- ⿱㇒⿻二丿 hand
- 分 divide
- 八 eight
- 刀 knife
- 手 hand
The boy grips the flatbread with a hand on each side and divides it with his sister, pulling hard to rip it in half.
用法
- 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.