劈 (pī, pǐ) — Chinese Character

劈

pī, pǐ

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

Radical: 刀 HSK 7 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

劈 decomposes into the following components:

辟刀

Semantic component: 刀; phonetic component: 辟.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 劈.

劈叉

pǐ chà

the splits (move in dancing)

劈啪

pī pā

onomat. for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc

劈头

pī tóu

劈开

pī kāi

to cleave

劈手

pī shǒu

劈柴

pī chái

to chop firewood

劈理

pī lǐ

劈离

pī lí

split

劈脸

pī liǎn

劈腿

pǐ tuǐ

to do the splits (gymnastics)

劈裂

pī liè

to split open

劈面

pī miàn

Characters that share the radical 刀.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.