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坼
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tear

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Landforms
chè
タク、チャク
さ.ける、わか.れる、ひら.く、さけめ
Components
土 earth+ 斥 reprimand =
坼 tear
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
soil, earth
earth
斥 Phonetic component
chì reprimand
to scold, upbraid, accuse, reproach
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Notes
Similar Characters
压 oppress (simp)厓 precipice圩 dike圪 phonetic圬 plaster over with圮 ruined圯 bank地 ground/earth圳 furrow in field圹 prairie (simp)场 open space (simp)圻 border (alt)圼 圾 trash址 address坂 slope均 equal坊 workshop坌 earth坍 landslide
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
坼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
坼 [chè]
to crack; to split; to break; to chap
Example Sentences