1. 劈
  2. 裂

劈

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  • 2482nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
劈→
辟刀
2Radical
劈→
尸corpse口mouth辛bitter刀knife
3Graphical
劈→
丨匚口一丶丷一一丨㇆丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. pī (pi1)to hack • to chop • to split open • (of lightning) to strike
2. pǐ (pi3)to split in two • to divide

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 劈 pī (pi1)The component 辟 is pronounced as 'bì' (bi4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 劈 pī (pi1)The component 辟 is pronounced as 'pì' (pi4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 劈 pī (pi1)The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 劈 pǐ (pi3)The component 辟 is pronounced as 'bì' (bi4). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for 劈 pǐ (pi3)The component 辟 is pronounced as 'pì' (pi4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
6. Pronunciation clue for 劈 pǐ (pi3)The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

劈里啪啦 (劈裡啪啦)

Uncommon

劈叉 
劈柴 
劈腿 
劈裂 
劈开 (劈開)
劈头盖脸 (劈頭蓋臉)

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裂

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

Decomposition

1Once
裂→
列衣
2Radical
裂→
歹death/decay刂knife衣clothes
3Graphical
裂→
一夕亅丨一丶㇒㇗冫

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 裂 liè (lie4)The component 列 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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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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