坼

chè
  1. to crack
  2. to split
  3. to break
  4. to chap

CEDICT

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to crack; to break open
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to sprout; to blossom
  3. to crack; to break open
  4. to sprout; to blossom

Wiktionary

  1. 裂开。
  2. 花朵开放。
  3. 分开。
  4. 毁坏。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

坼副 chèpì
坼裂 chèliè

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裂化 lièhuà to crack (fractionally distill oil)
龟裂 jūnliè
  1. to crack
  2. cracked
  3. fissured
  4. creviced
  5. (of skin) chapped
裂 liè
  1. to split
  2. to crack
  3. to break open
  4. to rend
自來水管凍裂了。

The water pipes froze and then burst.

Source: Tatoeba

迸裂 bèngliè
  1. to split
  2. to crack
  3. to burst (open)
迸 bèng
  1. to burst forth
  2. to spurt
  3. to crack
  4. split
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