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心如刀割

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Pīnyīn
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to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
心
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *心* | 心* | *心
4画
heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
3300.0
P
如
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *如* | 如* | *如
6画
if, supposing; as if; like, as
4640.0
VR
刀
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *刀* | 刀* | *刀
2画
knife; old coin; measure
1722.0
SH
割
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *割* | 割* | *割
12画
cut, divide, partition; cede
3260.0
JRLN

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
心如刀割
to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief
心
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *心* | 心* | *心
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL: 顆|颗, 個|个
 如
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *如* | 如* | *如
as / as if / such as
  刀
  Dāo​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刀* | 刀* | *刀
surname Dao
  刀
  dāo​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刀* | 刀* | *刀
knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把) / (slang) (loanword) dollar / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs / (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces) / (Internet slang) to knife (sb) (often used hyperbolically, as in 想刀他 "I could kill him!")
   割
   gē​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *割* | 割* | *割
to cut / to cut apart