折 (zhē)

How 折 is written

Strokes

7

Radical

扌 — hand

Traditional

折

Simplified

折 (unchanged)

折 has 3 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

shé

to break (e.g. stick or bone); a loss

zhē

to turn sth over; to turn upside-down; to tip sth out (of a container)

zhé

to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss

Common words using 折

折磨 zhémó

to persecute; to torment

折騰 zhēteng

to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb

挫折 cuòzhé

setback; reverse; check

夭折 yāozhé

to die young or prematurely; to come to a premature end; to be aborted prematurely

存折 cúnzhé

(bank) deposit book

打折 dǎzhé

to give a discount

折射 zhéshè

to refract; refraction; to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)

折扣 zhékòu

discount

折斷 zhéduàn

to snap sth off; to break

折服 zhéfú

to convince; to subdue; to be convinced

折疊 zhédié

to fold

摺紙 zhézhǐ

paper folding; origami

折 in a sentence

How common is 折?

折 is the 1,129th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 91% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 折

• 磨
• 騰
• 存
• 打
• 射
• 扣
• 斷
• 服
• 疊
• 紙