裂

liè

to split

to crack; to break open; to rend

ranked (列) + clothing (衣) = fabric splitting apart

衣 (clothing) anchors the meaning: fabric that tears or splits apart. 列 gives the sound liè and does not contribute a story here.

列+衣→裂
列To rankPhonetic
衣ClothingSemantic

杯子裂了一条缝。

bēi zi liè le yī tiáo fèng。

The cup cracked and has a split in it.

地震之后,地面裂开了好几道口子。

dì zhèn zhī hòu, dì miàn liè kāi le hǎo jǐ dào kǒu zi。

After the earthquake, the ground split open in several places.

Words with 裂

天崩地裂

tiān bēng dì liè

heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster

车裂

chē liè

to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment)

身败名裂

shēn bài míng liè

to lose one's standing

裂片

liè piàn

splinter

裂口

liè kǒu

breach

裂殖

liè zhí

schizo-

链式裂变反应

liàn shì liè biàn fǎn yìng

chain reaction of nuclear fission

开裂

kāi liè

to split open

双龙大裂谷

shuāng lóng dà liè gǔ

Shuanglong Rift Valley in Mt Xiong'er National Geological Park 熊耳山[Xiong2 er3 Shan1], Zaozhuang 棗莊|枣庄[Zao3 zhuang1], Shandong

头痛欲裂

tóu tòng yù liè

to have a splitting headache (idiom)

颚裂

è liè

cleft palate (birth defect)

类精神分裂型人格违常

lèi jīng shén fēn liè xíng rén gé wéi cháng

schizoid personality disorder (SPD)

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