折 (zit3, sit6 | zhe2 she2 zhe1) : break; snap; lose

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折

zit3, sit6

zhe2 she2 zhe1

zit3 & zhe2 [1] break; snap; fracture [2] lose; suffer the loss of [3] discount [4] bend; twist; fold [5] be convinced; be filled with admiration [6] turn back; change direction [7] scene (in a play); act [8] convert into; amount to

sit6 & she2: lose money (in business)

zit3 & zhe1 [1] roll over; turn over [2] pour water back and forth (between two containers)

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

折

Don't confuse with:
拆

This word has been viewed 11393 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jul 2013 17:39

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折耗 sit6 hou3 she2 hao4 = loss of goods; damage to goods; shrinkage

虧折 kwai1 sit6 kui1 zhe2 = to make a capital loss

九折 gau2 zit3 jiu3 zhe2 = 10% discount

打折 daa2 zit3 da2 zhe2 = discount; make a reduction

折扣 zit3 kau3 zhe2 kou4 = discount; rebate

折合 zit3 hap6 zhe2 he2 = to convert into; amounts to

折衷 zit3 cung1 zhe2 zhong1 = compromise

周折 zau1 zit3 zhou1 zhe2 = setback; problem

轉折 zyun2 zit3 zhuan3 zhe2 = the turning point

折磨 zit3 mo4 zhe2 mo5 = to persecute; to torment
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Decimal representation of this word: 折
Unicode code for this character: U+6298 (off-site link)

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