Chinese symbol for “demolition”
清拆
qīng chāi
demolition (of buildings for new project)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for demolition is 清拆 (qīng chāi), defined as: demolition (of buildings for new project).
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 清拆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear; distinct |
| 清理 | qīng lǐ | to clear up; to tidy up |
| 清晰 | qīng xī | clear; distinct |
| 高清 | gāo qīng | high definition (television etc); high fidelity (audio) |
| 清洁 (清潔) | qīng jié | clean; to clean |
| 清醒 | qīng xǐng | clear-headed; sober |
| 拆除 | chāi chú | to tear down; to demolish |
| 拆迁 (拆遷) | chāi qiān | to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants |
See also: Japanese symbol for “demolition”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.