拆卸
chāi​xiè

dismantle

拆 chāi to break up

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 斥 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

斥
斥 Sound component
chì to scold

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttrhækqʰˤ<r>ak (dialect: *qʰˤr- > *r̥ ˤ- > trh-)take apart, dismantle
Zhengzhangtŋ̊ʰraːɡ
Unicodetjæk

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

卸 xiè lay down

Right half of 御.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsjaeHs-qʰA(ʔ)-s to unload

說文解字

《說文》：“卸，舍車解馬也。从卪、止、午。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)