乾裂

干裂
gānliè
(of dry soil etc) to crack; (of skin) to chap

CEDICT

to crack due to dryness

Wiktionary

因乾燥而裂開。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 乾 gān
  1. dry
  2. dried food
  3. empty; hollow
  4. taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster
  5. futile; in vain
  6. (dialect) rude; blunt
  7. (dialect) to cold-shoulder
2 裂 liè
  1. to split
  2. to crack
  3. to break open
  4. to rend