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Chinese symbol for “rip”

扯裂
chě liè
rip

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rip is 扯裂 (chě liè), defined as: rip.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

扯 chě
to rip, to tear; to haul; casual talk
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
裂 liè
to split, to rend; crevice, crack
radical 145 ⾐ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “rip”

WordPinyinMeaning
划破 (劃破)huá pòto cut open; to rip
撕破sī pòto tear; to rip
攋làto destroy; to rip

Related words

Other words that share a character with 扯裂.

WordPinyinMeaning
牵扯 (牽扯)qiān chěto involve; to implicate; to be interrelated
胡扯hú chěto chatter; nonsense
扯淡chě dànto talk nonsense
拉扯lā cheto drag; to pull
瞎扯xiā chěto talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense
扯皮chě píto wrangle; wrangling
分裂fēn lièto split up; to divide
破裂pò lièto burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down

See also: Japanese symbol for “rip”.

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.