坼 = 土 + 斥

坼 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “split”. It is built from 土 (soil) and 斥 (to scold).

Keyword: split
Pinyin (Mandarin): chè
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: split, tear, open, открыть, разорвать, расколоть, tear, open

Decomposition

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土 soil
斥 to scold

How to find 坼 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “to scold”. 坼 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 坼 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.