Radical 112 · 10 strokes

to break, split or cleave

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MEANING12 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to break, split or cleave

    使某物开裂或分成两部分shǐ mǒuwù kāiliè huò fēnchéng liǎng bùfen

    • He broke the cup.

    + 1 more example for this meaning
    • Looking through the annals of sages past, both nations and families alike — success comes from diligence and frugality, while ruin comes from extravagance and waste.

  2. adjective

    rotten

    坏了;不能用;有裂缝或洞huài le;bù néng yòng;yǒu liècfèng huò dòng

    • This apple is damaged.

  3. adjective

    worn out

    旧的、损坏的、不好用的jiù de、sǔnhuài de、búhǎo yòng de

    • This piece of clothing is very worn out.

  4. verb

    broken

    损坏;不能用sǔnhuài;bù néng yòng

    • My phone is broken.

  5. verb

    to destroy

    使东西坏了或不能用shǐ dōngxi huài le huò búnéng yòng

    • He broke the window.

  6. verb

    to defeat

    战胜对方;赢得比赛或竞争zhàn shèng duìfāng; yíng de bǐsài huò jìngjìng

    • We foiled the enemy's plan.

  7. verb

    to capture (a city etc)

    用武力占领或攻下城市、地方等yòng wǔlì zhànlǐng huòzhě gōngxià chéngshì、dìfang děng

    • They destroyed the enemy's city.

  8. verb

    damaged

    受到损伤或毁坏shòudào sǔnshāng huò huǐhuài

  9. verb

    to break with

    打碎;弄坏dǎ suì; nòng huài

  10. verb

    to get rid of

    除去;消灭chúqù;xiāomiè

    • We should break away from outdated ideas.

  11. 11verb

    to expose the truth of

    暴露真实情况;说出隐藏的事实bàolù zhēnshí qíngkuàng;shuōchū yǐncáng de shìshí

    • He exposed a lie.

  12. 12adjective

    lousy

    质量差;不好zhìliàng chà; búhǎo

    • This shirt is very worn out.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Breaking something open is like using a stone to smash away the entire outer shell.

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