TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
扯
扯 ＝ 扌 ＋ 止
ㄔㄜˇ · chě
verb — to pull, tug; to tear; to chatter
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand
{zh,ch,sh}IFTzhǐ → chě — retroflex zh slid to ch
The hand (扌) yanks something till it gives — to pull, to tear. 止 zhǐ carries the sound, zh worn to ch. From the yank: 拉扯、扯破、扯謊.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻手（扌）抓住布，腳（止）一蹬——布應聲扯開。
One hand (扌) grips the cloth, a foot (止) braces — and the cloth tears with the pull.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)拉、撕— to pull, tear
→拉扯、扯破— to tug, rip常用
⇒扯謊、閒扯— to fib; to chatter idly
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension