裂

liè

l+iè·4th tone

to split · to crack

Radical: 衣 Strokes: 12 HSK 6

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

衣表装衰裁袭袋裘裹衷裳裔

Same radical

衣表装衰裁袭袋裘裹衷裳裔衾襄袁

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Character Decomposition

裂=列+衣

Etymology

cloth

Meanings

to split

to crack

to break open

to rend

liè

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Words with 裂 207 total

to split up · to divide · to break up · fission · schism分裂fēn liè (of dry soil etc) to crack; (of skin) to chap干裂gān liè to rupture · to burst open · to break up崩裂bēng liè (of lips, skin etc) to chap皲裂jūn liè to split open · to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open)开裂kāi liè

Idioms with 裂 35 total Chain

hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom); enraged · in a towering rage发指眦裂fà zhǐ zì liè