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The character "裂" is etymologically structured as a phono-semantic compound, integrating the radical "衣" representing cloth or clothing with the component "列" which provides both phonetic guidance and the core idea of separating or dividing, thus initially denoting the specific action of rending or tearing fabric. Over time, its semantic application widened beyond textile contexts to encompass various forms of splitting, cracking, or bursting observed in nature and objects, such as ground fissures or fractured surfaces, indicating a generalization from a material-specific verb to a broader term for rupture. The traditional form of the character preserves this original composition without substantive graphical change, and its conceptual evolution reflects a continuous extension from physical acts of division to metaphorical expressions of breakage or separation in abstract domains.
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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。