撕
HSK 7–9
撕 (sī): rip, tear, buy cloth
sī
rip, tear, buy cloth
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Pinyin
sī
HSK Level
Level 7
Characters
1
English Meaning
rip, tear, buy cloth
How to Write 撕 (sī)
撕 is written in 15 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.
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Origin of 撕
A phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, and 斯 hints at the pronunciation.
What 撕 is Made Of
撕 is built from 2 components:
扌hand
斯this, thus, such
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