1. 折
  2. 枝

折

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  • 1129th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 101 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
折→
扌斤
2Radical
折→
扌hand斤axe
3Graphical
折→
亅二丿㇒一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shé (she2)to break (e.g. stick or bone) • a loss
2. zhē (zhe1)to turn sth over • to turn upside-down • to tip sth out (of a container)
3. zhé (zhe2)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
4. zhé (zhe2)variant of 折[zhe2] • to fold

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 折 shé (she2)The component 扌 is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

折 also appears in:
哲誓逝浙蜇踅哳

Example Words

Common

折磨 
折腾 (折騰)
挫折 

Uncommon

不折不扣 
夭折 
存折 
打折 
折合 
折射 
折扣 
折断 (折斷)
折服 
折叠 (折疊)
折纸 (摺紙)
曲折 
波折 
转折 (轉折)
转折点 (轉折點)
骨折 

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枝

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Previous (汗)Next (拖)
  • 1489th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
枝→
木支
2Radical
枝→
木tree支branch
3Graphical
枝→
一丨八一丨㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (zhi1)branch • classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 枝 zhī (zhi1)The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

荔枝 
金枝玉叶 (金枝玉葉)

Uncommon

折枝 
枝叶 (枝葉)
树枝 (樹枝)
花枝 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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