zhéshézhē

break off

Depicts a hand () using an axe () to chop something. Older forms of this character depicted an axe chopping a tree into two pieces.

Components
扌 iconic component

  Iconic component

shoushǒu

  

hand

is a component form of .

斤 iconic component

  Iconic component

jīn

  

axe

Evolution

折 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
折 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
折 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
折 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
折 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhé

break off, snap; bend; 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

 

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

variant of [zhé]

Most common words with 折
Freq.
Word
Meaning

折磨

to torment

to break

骨折

fracture

折腾

to torment sb

挫折

setback

Component uses

Sound component in 7 characters (2 verified)