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Chinese symbol for “rupture”

爆裂
bào liè
to rupture; to burst; to explode

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rupture is 爆裂 (bào liè), defined as: to rupture; to burst; to explode.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

爆 bào
crackle, pop; burst, explode
radical 86 ⽕ · 19 strokes
裂 liè
to split, to rend; crevice, crack
radical 145 ⾐ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “rupture”

WordPinyinMeaning
决裂 (決裂)jué lièto rupture; to burst open
破裂pò lièto burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down
崩裂bēng lièto rupture; to burst open
炸裂zhà lièto burst; to explode; to rupture; (neologism) (slang) amazing; epic; phenomenal
断裂 (斷裂)duàn lièfracture; rupture

Related words

Other words that share a character with 爆裂.

WordPinyinMeaning
爆发 (爆發)bào fāto break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
爆炸bào zhàexplosion; to explode
引爆yǐn bàoto ignite; to detonate
火爆huǒ bàofiery (temper); popular
爆破bào pòto blow up; to demolish (using explosives)
爆料bào liàoto reveal inside or previously undisclosed information; revelation; leak; tip-off
分裂fēn lièto split up; to divide
破裂pò lièto burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down

See also: Japanese symbol for “rupture”.

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.

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