裂 liè to split
to split; to rend; crack
怎么记住“裂”: 列 line up + 衣 clothes = to split. When the teacher tells the class to line up, the boy bends over and hears his tight clothes begin to split.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
裂 = 列 line up + 衣 clothes
- 列 line up meaning + sound
- 歹 wicked
- 刂 knife
- 衣 clothes meaning
When the teacher tells the class to line up, the boy bends over and hears his tight clothes begin to split.
How it came to be
Clothes being cut and torn: the clothes give the meaning, and the top gives both the sound and the sense.
用法
- 'To split/crack': 分裂 (fēnliè) to split up (a country, a party, or cells dividing), 破裂 (pòliè) to rupture (relations, a pipe), 断裂 (duànliè) to fracture, 裂缝/裂痕 (lièfèng/lièhén) a crack.
- 四分五裂 (sìfēn-wǔliè) means torn apart / fragmented. Note 分裂 covers both political division and biological cell division.
含“裂”的词语
例句
- 杯子底裂了。 Bēizi dǐ liè le.The bottom of the cup is cracked.