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Word · VerbTraditional釽

to cut off; to split

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to cut off; to sever; to split

literary

A rare, literary verb primarily used in classical or specialized technical texts to describe cutting materials like metal, wood, or stone.

Gōng工
jiàng匠
pì釽
jīn金
wéi为
qì器
 。

The artisan cut the metal to make a vessel.

Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
yǐ以
dāo刀
pì釽
mù木
 。

Ancient texts record using a knife to split wood.

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Cǐ此
shí石
jiān坚
yìng硬
 ，
nán难
yǐ以
pì釽
liè裂
 。

This stone is hard and difficult to split.