Phonosemantic compound. 刀 represents the meaning and 辟 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
劈
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
劈
Regular
Modern
Chinese
劈 [pī]
to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike
劈 [pǐ]
to split in two; to divide
Japanese
break; tear; pierce; split; burst
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (22)
劈叉 [pǐchà] #22,876
the splits (move in dancing)
劈开 [pīkāi] #30,960
to cleave
劈开 [pīkāi] #30,960
to cleave
劈头盖脸 [pītóugàiliǎn] #43,327
lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)
劈头盖脸 [pītóugàiliǎn] #43,327
lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)
劈柴 [pīchái] #45,372
to chop firewood
劈啪 [pīpā] #48,811
(onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc
劈里啪啦 [pīlipālā] #50,604
variant of 噼裡啪啦|噼里啪啦[pīlipālā]
劈里啪啦 [pīlipālā] #50,604
variant of 噼裡啪啦|噼里啪啦[pīlipālā]
劈面 [pīmiàn] #51,116
right in the face
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JAPANESE WORDS (5)
KOREAN WORDS (1)