劈

Han character edit

劈 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+13, 15 strokes, cangjie input 尸十尸竹 (SJSH), four-corner 7022₇, composition ⿱辟刀)

References edit

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 144, character 38
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2223
• Dae Jaweon: page 325, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 357, character 5
• Unihan data for U+5288

Glyph origin edit

Pronunciation edit

Definitions edit

劈

1. to slit; to chop; to cleave

   劈柴火  ―  pī cháihuǒ  ―  to chop firewood

2. to crack; to split open
3. (dialectal, of voice) to become hoarse
4. to be right against (one's head, face, etc.)
5. (of lightning)​ to strike; to destroy
6. wedge
7. (fencing) to cut; to deliver an attack with a chopping motion, landing on the edge or tip of the weapon
8. (fencing) a cut

   複雜還擊劈／复杂还击劈  ―  fùzá huánjī pī  ―  compound cut-riposte

9. to divide; to split
10. to break off; to strip off
11. (Cantonese) to cut down prices sharply

    劈價／劈价 [Cantonese]  ―  pek³ gaa³ [Jyutping]  ―  to reduce price sharply

12. (Cantonese) to drink large amount of alcohol

    劈酒 [Cantonese]  ―  pek³ zau² [Jyutping]  ―  to booze up

13. (Cantonese) to drive at high speed

    劈彎／劈弯 [Cantonese]  ―  pek³ waan¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to drive through a bend fast

Compounds edit

Kanji edit

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings edit

• On (unclassified): へき (heki); ひゃく (hyaku)
• Kun: さく (saku); つんざく (tsunzaku, 劈く)

Hanja edit

劈 • (byeok) (hangeul 벽, revised byeok, McCune–Reischauer pyŏk)

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Han character edit

劈: Hán Việt readings: phách^[1]

1. chữ Hán form of phách (“to split; to chop (the wood)”).

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