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裂

Unicode: U+88C2

Pinyin: liě liè

Definition

liè:* 破开，开了缝（ fèng ） ～开。～纹。～缝。～痕。～变（原子核分裂成几个其他原子核，并放出中子的过程）。～隙。～罅（裂缝）。分～。破～。决～。割～。扯～。 liě:* 物体的两部分向两旁分开。 ～着怀

split, crack, break open; rend

Structure

裂 graph

Related substructures

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Precursors

Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
71_E94A
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_88C2
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
71_E94A

Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC