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劈
pī
to chop, to cut apart; to split
🔤 Pictophonetic:
刀 (knife) provides meaning, 辟 provides pronunciation
HSK 6
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pì
辟
law, rule; to open up, to develop
💡 Ideographic:
A body 尸 decapitated 口 by a sword 辛 , representing the law
13 strokes
HSK 6
xīn
辛
bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem
📷 Pictographic:
A hot iron used to brand prisoners and slaves
7 strokes
HSK 4
Words Using 劈 (18)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
劈
↗
pī
to hack / to chop / to split open / (of lightning) to strike
6
pī
劈
↗
HSK 6
to hack / to chop / to split open / (of lightning) to strike
劈
↗
pǐ
to split in two / to divide
6
pǐ
劈
↗
HSK 6
to split in two / to divide
劈叉
↗
pǐchà
the splits (move in dancing) / to do the splits / Taiwan pr. <pǐchā>
pǐchà
劈叉
↗
the splits (move in dancing) / to do the splits / Taiwan pr. <pǐchā>
劈柴
↗
pǐchái
chopped wood / firewood
pǐchái
劈柴
↗
chopped wood / firewood
劈柴
↗
pīchái
to chop firewood / to split logs
pīchái
劈柴
↗
to chop firewood / to split logs
劈手
↗
pīshǒu
with a lightning move of the hand
pīshǒu
劈手
↗
with a lightning move of the hand
劈挂拳
↗
pīguàquán
Piguaquan "Chop-Hanging Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)
pīguàquán
劈挂拳
↗
Piguaquan "Chop-Hanging Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)
劈头盖脸
↗
pītóugàiliǎn
lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc) / showering down
pītóugàiliǎn
劈头盖脸
↗
lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc) / showering down
劈啪
↗
pīpā
(onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc
pīpā
劈啪
↗
(onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc
劈空扳害
↗
pīkōngbānhài
damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
pīkōngbānhài
劈空扳害
↗
damaged by groundless slander (idiom)