Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 列 represents the sound.
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裂
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
裂
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
裂
Regular
Modern
Chinese
裂 [liè]
to split; to crack; to break open; to rend
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (138)
分裂 [fēnliè] #4,769
to split up
裂缝 [lièfèng] #4,690
crack
裂缝 [lièfèng] #4,690
crack
破裂 [pòliè] #6,472
to rupture
断裂 [duànliè] #12,598
fracture
断裂 [duànliè] #12,598
fracture
撕裂 [sīliè] #8,120
to rip apart
裂开 [lièkāi] #10,817
to split open
裂开 [lièkāi] #10,817
to split open
裂痕 [lièhén] #11,240
crack
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JAPANESE WORDS (114)
切り裂く [きりさく] #4,259
to cut off
⭐ 裂く [さく] #4,767
to tear
⭐ 引き裂く [ひきさく] #5,347
to tear up
⭐ 破裂 [はれつ] #6,478
bursting
⭐ 裂ける [さける] #6,559
to split
⭐ 亀裂 [きれつ] #8,570
crack
⭐ 炸裂 [さくれつ] #8,758
violent explosion
⭐ 分裂 [ぶんれつ] #10,813
split
⭐ 布地 [ぬのじ] #10,879
fabric
⭐ 裂け目 [さけめ] #15,725
tear
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