The compound word 拆散 is formed through the combination of two distinct characters, each contributing its meaning to create a new, specific verb. The first character, 拆 (chāi), means "to dismantle", "to take apart", or "to tear down", implying a deliberate action of separating components. The second character, 散 (sàn), means "to scatter", "to disperse", or "to break up", indicating a result where things or people are spread apart and no longer unified. Together, they form a resultative verb compound where 拆 denotes the action and 散 denotes the outcome, specifically meaning "to break up (a set or group)" or "to separate (people, especially a couple or family)", often carrying a connotation of causing a forced or negative dissolution of something that was once whole.