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The character 裂 means to split, crack, or tear apart. It is composed of the upper component 列, which provides the phonetic value and also means "to arrange in a row", placed above the semantic radical 衣, meaning "clothing". This structure indicates the original sense was specifically tearing fabric or the fraying of textiles. From this concrete context, the meaning broadened to describe the fracturing of solid objects, the splitting of surfaces under pressure, and metaphorically, the breaking of relationships or alliances.
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杯子裂开了。
玻璃窗上有一条裂缝。
他们的关系破裂了。
干裂的土地急需雨水。
强烈的余震使墙体进一步撕裂。
两种观点之间存在巨大的裂痕。
大陆板块运动导致地壳开裂。
高温使岩石热胀冷缩而碎裂。