裂liè
to split, crack open. 12 strokes, radical 衣, first met in HSK 6.
How to write 裂
Strokes 1–6 write 列, then strokes 7–12 write 衣.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 裂 · the stroke-order rules
What 裂 is made of
列 (liè, a line) and 衣 (yī, cloth).
衣 carries the meaning — cloth — and 列 carries the sound.
Words that use 裂
| 裂 | to split, crack open 指出现缝隙、断开 有块木板已经裂开，老师傅手法灵活。One board had already split open. Lesson 615, 巧手换板 · 德润人心与经世致用 · Moral Governance & Civic Stewardship |
| 分裂 | to split apart, secede 指整体破裂成几部分 坚决粉碎任何企图搞分裂的阴谋。They resolutely crushed any plot aimed at splitting apart the nation. Lesson 576, 九天巡览 · 崇法明德与浩然天地 · Rule of Law, Virtue & The Noble Spirit |
Characters that share the sound part 列
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 衣
All 7 of them, and what the radical means, on the 衣 radical page.