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fracture, to break 折
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Used in these characters:
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折
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to break (e.g. stick or bone), fracture, loss, discount
shé, zhē, zhé
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折
扌
斤
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Left: hand 扌, right: axe 斤
The hand with the axe breaks or causes a loss.
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撕
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to tear, to rip apart, to shred
sī
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折
其
斯
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Outsides: to break 折 (A hand 扌 with an axe 斤 breaks or causes a loss), inside: grain shovel/scoop 其 (tool for threshing)
When the hand uses a grain shovel as an axe, it can tear or rip apart.
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哲
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| wisdom, philosophy, wise
zhé
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折
口
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Top: to break 折 (.. by hand 扌 or with an axe 斤), bottom: mouth 口
Even broken, the mouth utters wisdom.
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誓
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| oath, vow, to swear, to pledge
shì
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折
言
讠
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Top: to break 折 (A hand 扌 with an axe 斤 can make things break.), bottom: word 言
(The ritual of an ancient warrior tribe?) Put your hand on the axe and speak the words: This is my oath.
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逝
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| (of time) to pass, to die
shì
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辶
折
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Left: movement 辶, right: break 折 (A hand 扌 with an axe 斤 breaks or causes a loss)
The movement breaks when the time passes on.
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浙
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JLPT no HSK |
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| abbr. for Zhejiang 浙江 province in east China
zhè
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氵
折
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Left: water 氵, right: break 折 (A hand 扌 with an axe 斤 breaks or causes a loss)
The water breaks (i.e. at the waterfalls) in Zhejiang. (famous waterfalls)
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