罅(xià)

17 strokes

crack

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Character information

Pinyin
xià
Meaning
crack; grudge
Strokes
17
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 罅 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰缶虖

The sound 虖 of pottery 缶 breaking

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

缶fǒu虖hū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 罅 step by step

17 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 罅

Common words using 罅 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shí石xià罅

a crack in a rock

Open 石罅 page →
xià罅xì隙

gap; crack; rift

Open 罅隙 page →
liè裂xià罅

rift; crevice; fissure

Open 裂罅 page →

Related characters

From 罅’s common words

石隙裂

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