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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhé

折

折

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measure word (general)

Numbered pinyin
zhe2
English meanings
m.[general]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 斤.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    斤
    Explore parts · Enclosed from the upper left
    • Outside

      厂
    • Inside

      下
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      • Top

        一
      • Bottom

        卜
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌斤

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    dǎzhé打折。

    Discount.

  2. 02

    zhé折qǐlai起来。

    Fold it.

  3. 03

    zhuǎnzhé转折。

    A turning point.

  4. 04

    gǔzhé骨折。

    A fracture.

  5. 05

    zhé折duàn断le了。

    Broke.

  6. 06

    bǎ把zhǐ纸zhé折hǎo好。

    Fold the paper.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 存折
  • 打折
  • 折叠
  • 折合
  • 折射
  • 折扣
  • 折磨
  • 折腾
  • 挫折
  • 曲折
  • 波折
  • 转折
  • 转折点
  • 骨折