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  1. 裂 is the 1315th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 29 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (death/decay), (knife), (clothes)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lie4 - to split/to crack/to break open/to rend

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 裂 (lie4): The component 列 is pronounced as 'lie4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

分裂 
天崩地裂 
撕裂 
 

Medium Frequency

四分五裂 
断裂 (斷裂)
决裂 (決裂)
爆裂 
破裂 
碎裂 
裂痕 
裂纹 (裂紋)
裂缝 (裂縫)
裂开 (裂開)
开裂 (開裂)
龟裂 (龜裂)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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