劈 (pī)

How 劈 is written

Strokes

15

Radical

尸 — corpse

Traditional

劈

Simplified

劈 (unchanged)

劈 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

pī

to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike

pǐ

to split in two; to divide

Common words using 劈

劈腿 pītuǐ

to do the splits (gymnastics); two-timing (in romantic relationships)

劈裡啪啦 pīlipāla

variant of 批哩啪啦[pi1 li5 pa1 la5]

劈開 pīkāi

to cleave; to split open; to spread open (fingers, legs)

劈叉 pǐchà

the splits (move in dancing); to do the splits; Taiwan pr. [pi3 cha1]

劈啪 pīpā

onomat. for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc

劈柴 pīchái

to chop firewood; to split logs

劈裂 pīliè

to split open; to cleave; to rend

劈頭蓋臉 pītóugàiliǎn

lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc); showering down

劈 in a sentence

How common is 劈?

劈 is the 2,482nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 98.5% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 劈

• 腿
• 裡
• 啦
• 開
• 裂
• 頭
• 蓋
• 臉