开裂 Traditional form: 開裂 Pinyin (reading): kāiliè Definitions: to split open to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open) Characters: 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 裂 - to split, to rend; crevice, crack Traditional characters: 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 裂 - to split, to rend; crevice, crack