拆

拆
cha̅i = ch + ai1
to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open
拆 = 扌 + 斥 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) tries to tear down (拆) the salt marshes (斥) in front of the airplane (ai1) with a toy claw (扌), but it is really tedious to grab every salt crystal and every drop of water individually.

拆 character breakdown

扌
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.
斥
chì = ch + Ø4
to blame / to reprove / to reprimand / to expel / to oust / to reconnoiter / (of territory) to expand / saline marsh
斥 = 丶 + 斤 : Charlie Chaplin has been expelled to the saline marshes in the space station's bathroom, where he prepares for his revenge. Floating on a petal leaf he lifts barbells until he is ready for his comeback and blame his tormentors.

Characters with 拆 as component

拆 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 拆

拆
除
to tear down / to demolish / to dismantle / to remove
拆
拆
开
開
to dismantle / to disassemble / to open up (sth sealed) / to unpick
拆
穿
to expose / to unmask / to see through (a lie etc)
拆
拆
迁
遷
to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants
拆
卸
to unload / to dismantle
拆
解
to disassemble
拆
拆
台
臺
(theater) to dismantle the stage / (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet / to undermine sb's plans
拆
拆
台
臺
(theater) to dismantle the stage / (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet; to undermine sb's plans
清
清
拆
拆
户
戶
demolition of homes / to destroy homes (for new building projects)
挡
擋
拆
拆
pick and roll (basketball) / screen and roll
拆
拆
账
賬
to work in an enterprise for a share of the profits
清
拆
demolition (of buildings for new project)

Sentences with 拆

拆 currently does not appear in any sentence.