withdraw

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 撤 has 15 strokes and the on-reading てつ. 撤去 (てっきょ) and 撤回 (てっかい) both use small っ.
• Basic usage: 撤去 concerns removing stages or signs; 撤回 concerns retracting statements or proposals.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Removing objects and retracting statements
  • 仮設舞台を撤去した means dismantling a temporary stage. 古い看板の撤去 likewise concerns removing an installed object.
  • 発言を正式に撤回した means formally retracting a statement. 提案の撤回を求める means demanding a proposal's withdrawal, distinct from a withdrawal already completed.