Chinese symbol for “chap”
皲裂
jūn liè
Traditional: 皸裂
(of lips, skin etc) to chap
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chap is 皲裂 (jūn liè), defined as: (of lips, skin etc) to chap.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “chap”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家伙 | jiā huo | household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal |
| 干裂 (乾裂) | gān liè | (of dry soil etc) to crack; (of skin) to chap |
| 皴裂 | cūn liè | (of lips, skin etc) to chap |
| 皲 (皸) | jūn | to chap |
| 坼 | chè | to crack; to split |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 皲裂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分裂 | fēn liè | to split up; to divide |
| 破裂 | pò liè | to burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down |
| 断裂 (斷裂) | duàn liè | fracture; rupture |
| 撕裂 | sī liè | to tear; to rip apart |
| 裂缝 (裂縫) | liè fèng | crack; crevice |
| 爆裂 | bào liè | to rupture; to burst |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chap”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.