xià

crack

The sound  of pottery  breaking

Components
缶 meaning component

  Meaning component

fǒu

  

pottery

虖 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

to cry

Evolution

罅 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
罅 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xià

crack, fissure, split; crack; grudge

Most common words with 罅
Freq.
Word
Meaning

罅隙

gap

crack

裂罅

rift