劈
pǐ
#2,482 most
frequent character
to split in two, to divide
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
劈 has 刀 knife as the meaning part and 辟 pì as the sound part. It first meant to split something open with an ax or knife. Read pī, it grew to chop or split open. Read pǐ, it means to split or divide.
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