坼

chè

ch+è·4th tone

to crack · to split

Radical: 土 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔壁垂境

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Character Decomposition

坼=土+斥

Etymology

earth

Meanings

to crack

to split

to break

to chap

chè

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Words with 坼 29 total

dreadful calamities · earthshaking changes · nature is overthrown · natural disasters like giant earthquakes and landslides天崩地坼tiān bēng dì chè

Idioms with 坼 4 total Chain

dreadful calamities · earthshaking changes · nature is overthrown · natural disasters like giant earthquakes and landslides天崩地坼tiān bēng dì chè