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裂痕

lièhén

crack; rift

Two people sit back to back on a cracked bench
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Characters in this word

裂 liè

Strokes
12
Radical
衣 — cloth
Made of
列 a line 衣 cloth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

痕 hén

Strokes
11
Radical
疒 — sickness, disease
Made of
疒 sickness, disease 艮 blunt
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 痕

Example phrases

  • 这次公开争吵在合作伙伴之间留下了难以弥合的裂痕。 Zhè cì gōngkāi zhēngchǎo zài hézuò huǒbàn zhījiān liúxià le nányǐ míhé de lièhén. This public argument left a rift between the partners that was difficult to bridge.
  • 那次误会在两个好朋友之间留下了一道裂痕。 Nà cì wùhuì zài liǎng gè hǎo péngyou zhījiān liúxià le yí dào lièhén. That misunderstanding left a rift between the two good friends.
  • 经过多年的沟通,他们终于弥合了家庭里的裂痕。 Jīngguò duōnián de gōutōng, tāmen zhōngyú míhé le jiātíng lǐ de lièhén. After years of communication, they finally mended the rift in their family.

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