懂中文 Dong Chinese

裂

liè

split

Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 列 represents the sound.

Components
衣 meaning component

衣  Meaning component

yī, yì

  

clothes

列 sound component

列  Sound component

liè

  

arrange

Evolution

裂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
裂 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
裂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

裂  

liè

split, crack, break open; rend; to split; to crack; to break open; to rend

Most common words with 裂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

分裂

to split up

裂缝

crack

裂

to split

破裂

to rupture

断裂

fracture