The Chinese Radical: 折


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Meaning
fracture, to break    折

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 4
to break (e.g. stick or bone), fracture, loss, discount
shé, zhē, zhé
Left: hand , right: axe
The hand with the axe breaks or causes a loss.
JLPT HSK 5
to tear, to rip apart, to shred

Outsides: to break (A hand with an axe breaks or causes a loss), inside: grain shovel/scoop (tool for threshing)
When the hand uses a grain shovel as an axe, it can tear or rip apart.
JLPT HSK 5
wisdom, philosophy, wise
zhé
Top: to break (.. by hand or with an axe ), bottom: mouth
Even broken, the mouth utters wisdom.
JLPT HSK 6
oath, vow, to swear, to pledge
shì
Top: to break (A hand with an axe can make things break.), bottom: word
(The ritual of an ancient warrior tribe?) Put your hand on the axe and speak the words: This is my oath.
JLPT HSK 6
(of time) to pass, to die
shì
Left: movement , right: break (A hand with an axe breaks or causes a loss)
The movement breaks when the time passes on.
JLPT no HSK
abbr. for Zhejiang 浙江 province in east China
zhè
Left: water , right: break (A hand with an axe breaks or causes a loss)
The water breaks (i.e. at the waterfalls) in Zhejiang. (famous waterfalls)

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