剨 (huō) - Sound of splitting or cracking & onomatopoeia for the noise of something breaking apart

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huō ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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剨 · huō

Sound of splitting or cracking;

onomatopoeia for the noise of something breaking apart violently.

Sound of splitting or crackingonomatopoeia for the noise of something breaking apart

Usage highlights

Splitting soundSound of crackingSudden splitting noiseSound of breakingViolent cracking

Synonyms

  • 裂— to split, to crack
  • 破— to break, to rupture

Antonyms

  • 合— to join, to combine
  • 整— whole, intact

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The sound of splitting bamboo(剨然)
  • The rock cracked with a loud noise(岩石剨的一声裂开了)
  • The ice broke with a sharp sound(冰面剨的一声裂开)

Collocations

  • Splitting sound(剨然)
  • Sound of cracking(剨的一声)
  • Sudden splitting noise(剨响)
  • Sound of breaking(剨裂声)
  • Violent cracking(剨然开裂)

Cultural background

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  • Primarily used in classical Chinese literature to describe sudden, sharp sounds of objects breaking
  • Appears in poetic descriptions of natural phenomena like cracking ice or splitting wood
  • Considered a rare character in modern usage, mostly preserved in literary contexts

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