挘 (liě) - To tear off, to pull off & to pluck out (regional/dialectal usage)

挘Tone 3

liě ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

嘹林

挘 · liě

To tear off, to pull off;

to pluck out (regional/dialectal usage)

To tear off, to pull offto pluck out (regional/dialectal usage)

Usage highlights

tear offpluck outpull forcefullyrip apartstrip offyank out

Synonyms

  • 扯— to pull, to tear
  • 拉— to pull, to drag
  • 拔— to pull out, to extract

Antonyms

  • 贴— to stick, to paste
  • 粘— to adhere, to glue

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He plucked a flower(挘了一朵花)
  • She tore off a piece of paper(挘了一张纸)
  • The child pulled out some hair(挘了几根头发)

Collocations

  • tear off(挘下)
  • pluck out(挘出)
  • pull forcefully(挘掉)
  • rip apart(挘开)
  • strip off(挘去)
  • yank out(挘出来)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character is primarily used in regional dialects rather than standard Mandarin
  • It represents an action of forceful removal or extraction
  • Often appears in colloquial speech rather than formal writing

FAQ