裂 (liè): meaning and stroke order

裂 in our stories

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• 他抓起一把巨大的斧头，朝眼前的黑暗用力一劈，只听一声巨响，鸡蛋裂成了两半。

  tā zhuā qǐ yì bǎ jùdà de fǔtou cháo yǎnqián de hēi'àn yònglì yì pī zhǐ tīng yì shēng jùxiǎng jīdàn liè chéng le liǎng bàn

  He seized a huge axe and swung it hard into the darkness before him; with a tremendous crash the egg split in two.

  From the story Pangu separates heaven and earth HSK 7–9 · Level 7

• 李靖以为是妖怪，拔剑一砍，肉球裂开，从里面跳出一个白白胖胖的男孩，手上套着一只金圈，身上围着一条红绫。

  Lǐ Jìng yǐwéi shì yāoguài bá jiàn yì kǎn ròuqiú liè kāi cóng lǐmiàn tiào chū yí gè báibáipàngpàng de nánhái shǒu shàng tào zhe yì zhī jīn quān shēn shàng wéi zhe yì tiáo hóng líng

  Thinking it was a demon, Li Jing drew his sword and struck; the ball split open and out jumped a plump, fair boy with a gold ring on his wrist and a red silk sash around his body.

  From the story Nezha stirs up the sea HSK 7–9 · Level 8

• 祝英台走下花轿，穿着红嫁衣扑到坟前大哭。这时，一声雷响，坟墓裂开了，她毫不犹豫地跳了进去。

  Zhù Yīngtái zǒu xià huājiào chuān zhe hóng jiàyī pū dào fénqián dàkū zhèshí yì shēng léixiǎng fénmù liè kāi le tā háobùyóuyù de tiào le jìnqu

  Zhu Yingtai stepped down from the sedan and, in her red wedding dress, threw herself on the grave, weeping. Then, with a clap of thunder, the grave split open and she leapt in without hesitation.

  From the story The Butterfly Lovers HSK 7–9 · Level 8