劈

Character

劈 pī · pǐ

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

to chop or split wood or other things into pieces

Radical: 刀
Strokes: 15
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 辟刀
Traditional: 劈
Frequency: #3446 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

pīMain reading pǐRare reading

pī

pi1Main readingHSK 7–9

to chop or split wood or other things into pieces
when lightning comes down and hits something

Examples

他用力把木头劈开了。
tā yòng lì bǎ mù tóu pī kāi le
He used a lot of strength to split the wood open.
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雷把大树劈倒了。
léi bǎ dà shù pī dǎo le
Lightning hit the big tree and it fell down.
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Words that use “劈” as pī

劈啪pī pā(onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etcWord 劈头pī tóustraight awayWord 劈开pī kāito cleaveWord 劈手pī shǒuwith a lightning move of the handWord 劈柴pī cháito chop firewoodWord+1 reading 劈理pī lǐ(mining) cleavageWord 劈离pī lísplitWord 劈脸pī liǎnright in the faceWord

pǐ

pi3Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is pī.

to split in two CC-CEDICT
to divide CC-CEDICT

Words that use “劈” as pǐ

劈叉pǐ chàthe splitsWord 劈柴pī cháito chop firewoodWord+1 reading 劈腿pǐ tuǐto do the splitsWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 劈

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Same radical 刀

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分fēn 切qiè 初chū 刀dāo 剪jiǎn 券quàn 刃rèn 刅chuāng 㓞qià

劈