How to Write 折 (she / shé) in Chinese — to break (e.g. stick or bone)

折

shé

to break (e.g. stick or bone); a loss

HSK 4扌提手旁

1Stroke Order Animation

0 strokes

2Readings & Meanings

shéto break (e.g. stick or bone); a loss
zhēto turn sth over; to turn upside down; to tip sth out (of a container)
zhéto break; to fracture; to snap

3Structure

折

Left-right structure左右结构

折 is built from 2 parts.

扌+斤

4Common Words with 折

一折两段yī zhé liǎng duàn

to split sth into two (idiom)

一波三折yī bō sān zhé

calligraphic flourish with many twists; fig. many twists and turns

不折不扣bù zhé bù kòu

a hundred percent; to the letter; out-and-out

九折jiǔ zhé

10% off (price)

凸折线tū zhé xiàn

convex polygonal line

周折zhōu zhé

twists and turns; vicissitude; complication

Other Characters Pronounced “she” / “zhe”

this; these

(chess) move; a stroke

者

zhěHSK 2

person; one who (in 作者)

设

shèHSK 3

to set up; to establish (in 设立)

社

shèHSK 3

society; organization (in 社会)

variant of 蛇[shé]

to give up

old variant of 射[shè]

6Printable Worksheet

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折

shé

to break (e.g. stick or bone); a loss

Common Words

yī zhé liǎng duàn

一折两段

to split sth into two (idiom)

yī bō sān zhé

一波三折

calligraphic flourish with many twists; fig. many twists and turns

bù zhé bù kòu

不折不扣

a hundred percent; to the letter; out-and-out

jiǔ zhé

九折

10% off (price)

tū zhé xiàn

凸折线

convex polygonal line

zhōu zhé

周折

twists and turns; vicissitude; complication

Tracing Practice

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