裂 (lit6 lit3 | lie4) : split; break; crack

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裂

lit6 lit3

lie4

[1] [v] split (open); break; come apart
[2] [v,n] crack; gap

Jyutping lit6 is standard reading; lit3 is variant.

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: (#145)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

裂

This word has been viewed 6592 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Jan 2011 10:36

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斷裂 tyun5 lit6 duan4 lie4 = break and split; split

分裂 fan1 lit6 fen1 lie4 = to split

核裂變 hat6 lit6 bin3 he2 lie4 bian4 = atomic fission; nuclear fission; fission

撕裂 si1 lit6 si1 lie4 = mangle

分裂國家 fan1 lit6 gwok3 gaa1 = secession

裂痕 lit6 han4 lie4 hen2 = rift, crack, fissure, chasm

破裂 po3 lit6 po4 lie4 = split; rupture; crack; fracture

裂紋 lit6 man4 lie4 wen2 = crack, flaw

唇顎裂 seon4 ngok6 lit6 chun2 e4 lie4 = cleft lip and palate; harelip

裂開 lit6 hoi1 lie4 kai1 = to split open
See all 29 compounds (CantoDict reports 31 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 裂
Unicode code for this character: U+88c2 (off-site link)

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