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裂
liè
1. to split
2. to crack
3. to break open
4. to rend
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

裂
liè
to split, to rend; crevice, crack
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

分裂
fēnliè
to split up
HSK 6
割裂
gēliè
to cut apart
劈裂
pīliè
to split open
卵裂
luǎnliè
cleavage of fertilized ovum into cells
崩裂
bēngliè
to rupture
扯裂
chěliè
rip
挠裂
náoliè
split due to repeated folding
撕裂
sīliè
to rip apart
断裂
duànliè
fracture
决裂
juéliè
to rupture
爆裂
bàoliè
to rupture
皴裂
cūnliè
chap (lips, skin etc)
破裂
pòliè
to rupture
碎裂
suìliè
to disintegrate
绽裂
zhànliè
to split open
纵裂
zòngliè
lobe
羽裂
yǔliè
pinnation (splitting of leaves into lobes)
裂化
lièhuà
to crack (fractionally distill oil)
裂口
lièkǒu
breach
裂殖
lièzhí
schizo-

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,316
Word Frequency Rank
3,508 of 84,292