劈 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

劈 English definition

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

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : grand;
  • : multitudinous; powerful;
  • : child's buttocks (esp. Cantonese); see 噼啪|劈啪, (onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc;
  • : blank (e.g. for a coin); unburnt earthenware; semifinished product;
  • : to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges);
  • : to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out;
  • : puppy badger;
  • : ferocious;
  • : arsenic;
  • : (millet);
  • : error; carelessness; spoiled silk;
  • : flat arrow-head; plow blade; also pr. [pi2];
  • : clap of thunder;
  • : (horse);
  • : wild duck;

Words containing 劈, by HSK level

  • HSK 6 vocabulary list
    • 劈 (pī): to hack; to chop; to split open; see 噼劈啪, onomat. for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc