Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
扯 chě joins 扌 hand with 止 zhǐ. A hand pulling gives the first meaning, 'to pull, lead by the hand'. From there it grew to 'to tear' and 'to chat, gossip'. 止 zhǐ supplies the sound, though the link is not clear in Mandarin.
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