• 1315th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 80 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liè (lie4)to split • to crack • to break open • to rend

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for liè (lie4)The component is pronounced as 'liè' (lie4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

分裂 
天崩地裂 
撕裂 

Uncommon

劈裂 
四分五裂 
崩裂 
断裂 (斷裂)
决裂 (決裂)
爆裂 
破裂 
碎裂 
裂痕 
裂纹 (裂紋)
裂缝 (裂縫)
裂变 (裂變)
裂开 (裂開)
开裂 (開裂)
龟裂 (龜裂)

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  • 1849th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. féng (feng2)to sew • to stitch
2. fèng (feng4)seam • crack • narrow slit • CL:道[dao4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for féng (feng2)The component is pronounced as 'féng' (feng2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for féng (feng2)The component is pronounced as 'fill' (fill). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for fèng (feng4)The component is pronounced as 'féng' (feng2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for fèng (feng4)The component is pronounced as 'fill' (fill). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

缝隙 (縫隙)
裁缝 (裁縫)
裂缝 (裂縫)

Uncommon

夹缝 (夾縫)
接缝 (接縫)
无缝 (無縫)
牙缝 (牙縫)
绗缝 (絎縫)
缝合 (縫合)
缝纫 (縫紉)
缝纫机 (縫紉機)
缝线 (縫線)
缝补 (縫補)
缝制 (縫製)
缝针 (縫針)
见缝插针 (見縫插針)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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