Chinese Word: 劈 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

劈Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 刀

Pictophonetic:辟 indicates the sound; 刀 (knife) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 辟 [ pì ] law, rule; to open up, to develop
- 刀 [ dāo ] knife; old coin; measure

Similar Characters: 避癖壁璧幦

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Pinyin: pī

English Definition:to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike

Chinese Definition:
①用刀斧或强力破开：劈杀。劈刺。劈成两半。
②雷电击坏或击毙：天打雷劈。
③冲着，正对着：劈头盖脑。
④两个斜面合成的纵截面呈三角形的简单机械，刀、斧、楔子等各种切削工具的刃都属于这一类(亦称“尖劈”)。

Example Words:

劈头盖脸	pī tóu gài liǎn	lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc); showering down
劈面	pī miàn	right in the face
劈手	pī shǒu	with a lightning move of the hand
劈啪	pī pā	(onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc
劈柴	pī chái	to chop firewood; to split logs

Pinyin: pǐ

English Definition:to split in two; to divide

Chinese Definition:
①分开：劈柴。劈成三股。
②分裂，使从原物上分开：把菜帮儿劈下来。
③腿或手指等过分叉开：劈叉。

Example Words:

劈柴	pǐ chái	chopped wood; firewood
劈叉	pǐ chà	the splits (move in dancing); to do the splits; Taiwan pr. [pi3 cha1]
劈腿	pǐ tuǐ	to do the splits (gymnastics); (Tw) two-timing (in romantic relationships); Taiwan pr. [pi1 tui3]