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劈
pǐ
1. to split in two
2. to divide
HSK 6 Common • Top 8% ✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

劈
pī
to chop, to cut apart; to split
HSK 6 15 丶

Compound Words (17)

嚷劈
rǎngpī
shout oneself hoarse
劈啪
pīpā
(onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc
劈裂
pīliè
to split open
劈开
pīkāi
to cleave
劈离
pīlí
split
劈面
pīmiàn
right in the face
劈叉
pǐchà
the splits (move in dancing)
劈手
pīshǒu
with a lightning move of the hand
劈柴
pīchái
to chop firewood
劈柴
pǐchái
chopped wood
劈腿
pītuǐ
to do the splits (gymnastics)
劈脸
pīliǎn
right in the face
劈情操
pīqíngcāo
to have a friendly chat (Shanghai)
劈挂拳
pīguàquán
Piguaquan "Chop-Hanging Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)
劈空扳害
pīkōngbānhài
damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
劈头盖脸
pītóugàiliǎn
lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)
劈里啪啦
pīlipālā
variant of [[噼裡啪啦|噼里啪啦<pīlipālā>]]

Alternate Entries

劈
pī
to hack / to chop / to split open / (of lightning) to strike
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,486
Word Frequency Rank
6,914 of 84,292