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折
zhē
1. to turn sth over
2. to turn upside down
3. to tip sth out (of a container)
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

折
zhé
to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

折腾
zhēteng
to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
HSK 6
挫折
cuòzhé
setback
HSK 6
存折
cúnzhé
passbook
折光
zhéguāng
refraction
折奏
zhézòu
memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
折子
zhézi
folding notebook
对折
duìzhé
to sell at a 50% discount
折尺
zhéchǐ
folding ruler
折椅
zhéyǐ
folding chair
折皱
zhézhòu
fold
折纸
zhézhǐ
paper folding
折裙
zhéqún
pleated skirt
折转
zhézhuǎn
reflex (angle)
转折
zhuǎnzhé
shift in the trend of events
HSK 6
弯折
wānzhé
to bend
心折
xīnzhé
convinced
打折
dǎzhé
to give a discount
HSK 4
九折
jiǔzhé
10% off (price)
折中
zhézhōng
to compromise
折光
zhéguāng
refraction

Alternate Entries

折
shé
to break (e.g. stick or bone) / a loss
HSK 6
折
zhé
to break / to fracture / to snap / to suffer loss / to bend / to twist / to turn / to change direction / convinced / to convert into (currency) / discount / rebate / tenth (in price) / classifier for theatrical scenes / to fold / accounts book
HSK 6
折
zhé
variant of [[折<zhé>]] / to fold
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,130
Word Frequency Rank
3,431 of 84,292

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