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Character Decomposition
折=扌+斤
Etymology
A hand 扌 wielding an axe 斤
Meanings
to snap
to break (a stick, a bone etc)
(bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
to turn sth over
to turn upside down
to tip sth out (of a container)
to break
to fracture
to snap
to suffer loss
to bend
to twist
to turn
to change direction
convinced
to convert into (currency)
discount
rebate
tenth (in price)
classifier for theatrical scenes
to fold
accounts book
to fold
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Words with 折 429 total
Idioms with 折 101 total
to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom) · to be undaunted by repeated setbacks · to be indomitable百折不挠bǎi zhé bù náoa hundred percent · to the letter · out-and-out不折不扣bù zhé bù kòulit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon) · fig. to succeed in the imperial examination蟾宫折桂chán gōng zhé guì