1. 折
  2. 磨

折

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  • 1129th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 57 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

High Frequency

折 
折磨 
折腾 (折騰)
挫折 

Medium Frequency

夭折 
存折 
打折 
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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磨

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  • 1535th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
磨→
麻石
2Radical
磨→
麻hemp石stone
3Graphical
磨→
厂丶林一丿口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mó (mo2)to rub • to grind • to polish • to sharpen • to wear down • to die out • to waste time • to pester • to insist
2. mò (mo4)grindstone • to grind • to turn round

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 磨 mó (mo2)The component 麻 is pronounced as 'má' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 磨 mò (mo4)The component 麻 is pronounced as 'má' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

磨 also appears in:
蘑耱饝

Example Words

High Frequency

折磨 
磨 
磨坊 

Medium Frequency

打磨 
消磨 
现磨 (現磨)
琢磨 
研磨 
磨合 
磨叽 (磨嘰)
磨损 (磨損)
磨灭 (磨滅)
磨炼 (磨煉)
磨牙 
磨砂 
磨砺 (磨礪)
磨练 (磨練)
磨蹭 
磨难 (磨難)
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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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