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擘
bāi
thumb; to rip, to tear; to split, to analyze
🔤 Pictophonetic:
手 (hand) provides meaning, 辟 provides pronunciation
Words Using 擘 (4)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
擘
bò
thumb / to break / to tear / to pierce / to split
擘
bò
thumb / to break / to tear / to pierce / to split
擘划
bòhuà
to plan / to arrange
擘划
bòhuà
to plan / to arrange
擘开
bòkāi
to break open
擘开
bòkāi
to break open
巨擘
jùbò
thumb / authority (knowledgeable person)
巨擘
jùbò
thumb / authority (knowledgeable person)
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿱辟手
i
Component Tree i
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