劈 (pī) — to split, to chop, to hack; to strike (of lightning)
Definition
劈 (pī) is a strong, forceful chopping/hacking with an axe or blade — more violent than 砍 ('chop, cut down'), which is the everyday verb. As a polyphone, it also means lightning strikes (劈中).
verb
to splitto chopto hackto strike (of lightning)
Examples
- 。Tā yòng cài dāo pī kāi le yí gè nán guā.He split open a pumpkin with a kitchen knife.
- 劈。Shǎn diàn pī zhōng le nà zuò lǎo fáng zi.Lightning struck that old house.
- 。Yé ye měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu zài yuàn zi lǐ pī chái.Grandpa chops firewood in the yard every morning.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
劈 combines 辟, which gives the sound pì, with 刀, a knife, for cutting or splitting.
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