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The Radical: 折
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Hanzi-Trainer
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fracture, to break 折
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折
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to break (e.g. stick or bone), fracture, loss, discount
shé, zhē, zhé Left: hand 扌, right: axe 斤
The hand with the axe breaks or causes a loss. |
折
扌
斤
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撕
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to tear, to rip apart, to shred
sī Outsides: to break 折 (A hand 扌 with an axe 斤 breaks or causes a loss), inside: grain shovel/scoop 其 (tool for threshing)
When the hand uses a grain shovel as an axe, it can tear or rip apart. |
折
其
斯
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哲
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wisdom, philosophy, wise
zhé Top: to break 折 (.. by hand 扌 or with an axe 斤), bottom: mouth 口
Even broken, the mouth utters wisdom. |
折
口
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誓
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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oath, vow, to swear, to pledge
shì Top: to break 折 (.. by hand 扌 or with an axe 斤), bottom: word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口)
Put your hand on the axe and speak: This is my oath. |
折
言
讠
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逝
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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(of time) to pass, to die
shì Left: movement 辶, right: break 折 (A hand 扌 with an axe 斤 breaks or causes a loss)
The movement breaks when the time passes on. |
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折
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浙
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abbr. for Zhejiang 浙江 province in east China
zhè Left: water 氵, right: break 折 (A hand 扌 with an axe 斤 breaks or causes a loss)
The water breaks (i.e. at the waterfalls) in Zhejiang. (famous waterfalls) |
氵
折
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