撕

sī

HSK 5

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frequent character

to tear

verb

Character breakdown

撕 sī has 扌 hand for meaning and 斯 sī for sound. Its first sense was 'to drag into or involve.' The common 'to tear, rip' was borrowed for the sound alone, not from the hand meaning.

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Example Sentences

我不小心撕破了这张纸。

wǒ bùxiǎoxīn sīpò le zhè zhāng zhǐ 。

I accidentally tore this piece of paper.

请不要撕我的书。

qǐng búyào sī wǒde shū 。

Please do not tear my book.

他用力撕下了坏掉的标签。

tā yònglì sīxià le huàidiào de biāoqiān 。

He forcefully tore off the broken label.

Words with similar meanings

撕扯sīchě

to rip

This term implies a more forceful or violent action than simply 'to tear'.

割gē

to cut

Although 'to cut' typically implies using a tool, it can sometimes refer to a similar action of separating materials.

Homophones

思sī

to think, to consider

司sī

to take charge of, to manage

私sī

personal, private, selfish

丝sī

silk, thread-like thing

斯sī

(phonetic), this

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