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车裂

chē lièdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

車裂 车裂 [che1 lie4] /to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment)/

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Other forms in these source records: 車裂

  • 车
    chē

    car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liàng] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159

    jū

    war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)

    Chē

    surname Che

  • 裂
    liè

    to split / to crack / to break open / to rend

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.