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The character 拆 is a phono-semantic compound where the hand radical 扌 (shǒu) on the left provides the semantic context of a physical action, while the right component 斥 (chì) indicates the phonetic sound. Its core meaning is the manual act of dismantling, tearing open, or taking something apart. This ranges from opening an envelope or parcel to the demolition of buildings and structures. The hand radical emphasizes the physical effort involved in separating connected parts or breaking an object into pieces, a definition that remains literal and active in modern Chinese.
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我拆开了包裹。
他拆掉了旧房子。
工人正在拆迁这片区域。
请小心拆卸这个机器。
他们决定拆除违章建筑。
拆散别人的家庭是不道德的。
这座城市计划拆迁老旧街区。
在拆解复杂问题时需要耐心。