裂纹 (lièwén): crack; fissure; crevice (in a s…

Measure Word

一条裂纹 tiáo

Meanings

1 crack; fissure; crevice (in a surface)

Characters

lines; pattern; grain

Examples

HSK 5

墙壁上出现了好几条裂纹。

Qiángbì shàng chūxiàn le hǎojǐ tiáo lièwén.

Several cracks appeared on the wall.

HSK 5

这块玻璃有裂纹，用不了了。

Zhè kuài bōlí yǒu lièwén, yòng bu liǎo le.

This piece of glass has a crack and can no longer be used.

HSK 5

地震后，地面出现了大量裂纹。

Dìzhèn hòu, dìmiàn chūxiàn le dàliàng lièwén.

After the earthquake, numerous cracks appeared on the ground.

Tips

usage

裂纹 refers specifically to cracks visible on a surface - glass, walls, ceramics, skin. For a deeper split or break, 裂缝 is more commonly used.

Stroke Order

裂 liè

纹 wén

Related Words

裂缝 lièfèng HSK 7-9 #4,690

crack / fissure / crevice

裂 liè HSK 6 #7,068

to crack; to split; to break apart / a crack; a fissure

裂痕 lièhén HSK 7-9 #11,240

crack / rift / fissure

裂开 lièkāi #10,817

to split open / to crack open

分裂 fēnliè HSK 6 #4,769

to split up; to divide; to break apart / fission; schism; division

纹 wén #2,348

lines; veins; grain (of wood) / pattern; markings

指纹 zhǐwén #1,478

fingerprint

破裂 pòliè HSK 7-9 #6,472

to rupture / to break down / to fall apart

开裂 kāiliè #33,538

to split open / to crack / to fissure

裂口 lièkǒu #19,113

crack / split / rift / breach