Memory phrase for the character: 折

折

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Meaning

to break (e.g. stick or bone), fracture, loss, discount

Pronunciation

shé, zhē, zhé

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: axe 斤

Mnemonic
 
The hand with the axe breaks or causes a loss.

Radicals

折 fracture, to break
扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
斤 axeImage of an axe, probably with the handle on the right.




 Vocabulary

曲折 qū zhé  complicated; winding
折衷 zhé zhōng  to compromise; to take the middle road; a trade-off; eclectic
折叠 zhé dié  fold
挫折 cuò zhé  setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue
夭折 yāo zhé  to die young or prematurely; to come to a premature end; to be aborted prematurely
夭折 yāo zhé  

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