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Chinese symbol for “splinter”

裂片
liè piàn
splinter; chip; tear (split in a surface); lobe

The closest CC-CEDICT match for splinter is 裂片 (liè piàn), defined as: splinter; chip; tear (split in a surface); lobe.

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

裂 liè
to split, to rend; crevice, crack
radical 145 ⾐ · 12 strokes
片 piàn
slice, splinter; page, strip
radical 91 ⽚ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “splinter”

WordPinyinMeaning
碎片suì piànchip; fragment; splinter; tatter

Related words

Other words that share a character with 裂片.

WordPinyinMeaning
分裂fēn lièto split up; to divide
破裂pò lièto burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down
断裂 (斷裂)duàn lièfracture; rupture
撕裂sī lièto tear; to rip apart
裂缝 (裂縫)liè fèngcrack; crevice
爆裂bào lièto rupture; to burst
照片zhào piànphotograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú)
图片 (圖片)tú piànpicture; photograph; 张 (zhāng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “splinter”.

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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