liè
crack; split; flaw
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地震把房屋裂成了两半。
Dìzhèn bǎ fángwū lièchéngle liǎng bàn.
The earthquake split the house in two.
她的裙子裂开了。
Tā de qúnzi lièkāile.
Her skirt ripped.
他裂开嘴笑了。
Tā lièkāi zuǐ xiàole.
He cracked a smile.
合 (hé)
unite
愈合 (yùhé)
heal
The Chinese character 裂 (liè) for "tear, split" is composed of two parts: the radical 裂 (liè) and the phonetic component 舌 (shé). The radical 裂 (liè) depicts a hand tearing something apart, suggesting the idea of splitting or tearing. The phonetic component 舌 (shé) represents the tongue, which is associated with the sound "lie". Together, the two components form the character 裂 (liè), which combines the meaning of "tearing" with the pronunciation "lie".
