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劈 pī to chop

to chop; to cut apart; to split; to strike

How to remember 劈: 辟 law + 刀 knife = to chop. The scout leader says her rules are law, so each kid gets only a small knife and never an axe to chop firewood.

  • HSK 7
  • 15 strokes
  • Radical 刀

Component breakdown

劈 = 辟 law + 刀 knife

  • 辟 law
  • 刀 knife
The Gushi story

The scout leader says her rules are law, so each kid gets only a small knife and never an axe to chop firewood.

How it is used

  • To split/chop with force along the grain - 劈柴 (pī chái) to chop firewood, 劈成两半 (pī chéng liǎng bàn) to split in two.
  • Also of lightning striking - 天打雷劈 (tiān dǎ léi pī) may heaven strike me down (an oath).
  • 劈头盖脸 (pītóu-gàiliǎn) = right in the face, all at once (of a torrent of words/blows).