懂中文 Dong Chinese

劈

pī, pǐ

cut apart

Phonosemantic compound. 刀 represents the meaning and 辟 represents the sound.

Components
刀 meaning component

刀  Meaning component

dāo

  

knife

辟 sound component

辟  Sound component

pì, bì

  

law

Evolution

劈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
劈 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

劈  

pī

cut apart, split, chop; to hack; to chop; to split open; (of lightning) to strike

劈  

pǐ

to split in two; to divide

Most common words with 劈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

劈

to hack

劈叉

to do the splits

劈开

to cleave

劈头盖脸

showering down

劈柴

to chop firewood