1. 折
  2. 射

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.
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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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射

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  • 702nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 209 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
射→
身寸
2Radical
射→
身body寸thumb
3Graphical
射→
𠂎丶二丿𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shè (she4)to shoot • to launch • to allude to • radio- (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 射 shè (she4)The component 身 is pronounced as 'shēn' (shen1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

射 also appears in:
谢麝榭謝

Example Words

Common

射手 
射手座 

Uncommon

反射 
喷射 (噴射)
四射 
射击 (射擊)
射灯 (射燈)
射精 
投射 
折射 
扫射 (掃射)
放射 
放射性 
映射 
核辐射 (核輻射)
注射 
照射 
发射 (發射)
辐射 (輻射)

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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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