坼

Information about character(s)

Radical: 土
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 8

Pronunciation

Pinyin: chè
Cantonese: caak3
JapaneseKun: SAKERU WAKARERU HIRAKU SAKEME
JapaneseOn: TAKU CHAKU
Korean: THAK

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: split, tear, open

CE-Dict: to crack/to split/to break/to chap

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.[Formal] to split open; to crack

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《土部》坼裂也。《詩》曰：「不𡍩不疈。」从土㡿聲。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集中】【土字部】坼
【唐韻】丑格切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】恥格切。𠀤同𤖴。裂也。【禮·月令】仲冬，地始坼。【後漢·安帝紀】日南地坼長百餘里。【晉史·天文志】惠帝中，張華爲司空，三台星坼。　又植物房初開也。【易·解彖傳】雷雨作，而百果草木皆甲坼。　又坼副，難產也。【詩·大雅】先生如達，不坼不副。【註】言姜嫄生后稷之易也。【史記·楚世家】陸終妻女嬇生子六人。坼剖而產。　又龜坼。【周禮·春官】史占墨卜人占坼。今江淮閒天旱田裂亦曰龜坼。　又或作宅。【揚雄·蜀都賦】百果甲宅。【說文】本作𢯪。【九經字樣】坼𡍩拆𠀤同。坼原字从土从厈。

CF-Dict: se crevasser/se fendre/s'ébrécher