折 (zhé): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

1. Animated Stroke Order 折

Watch each stroke animate in order, then practice the same sequence by hand.

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折has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

zhézhe

verb (动)

to break, to snap; to fold; discount; to convertHSK 3.0 L6

shéshe

verb (动)

to break (of something long and thin); to lose (money in business)HSK 3.0 L7-9

Left-Right

The hand (扌) breaks or bends something, as if snapping a branch or folding an object with force.

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HSK words that contain this character.

dǎ zhé

打折

to give a discount

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 折 is used in context

Xiǎo小

xīn心

bié别

bǎ把

shù树

zhī枝

zhé折

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