zhé
break; snap; lose money in business
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他把纸折成了一只小船。
Tā bǎ zhǐ zhé chéngle yī zhǐ xiǎo chuán.
He folded the paper into a small boat.
她把衣服叠得整整齐齐。
Tā bǎ yīfú dié dé zhěngzhěngqíqí.
She folded the clothes neatly.
这本书已经折旧了。
Zhè běn shū yǐjīng zhéjiùle.
This book is already depreciated.
断 (duàn)
break
扣 (kòu)
deduct
伸 (shēn)
extend
直 (zhí)
straight
The Chinese character 折 (pronounced "zhé") is composed of two parts: the radical 戈 ("gē"), which represents a weapon, and the phonetic component 折 ("duó"), which represents the sound. The original meaning of 折 was "to break", and it was often used in the context of breaking weapons or objects. Over time, the meaning of 折 expanded to include other meanings, such as "to fold", "to bend", "to reduce", and "to discount".The character 折 is also used in a number of idioms and proverbs. For example, the idiom 一折一扣 ("yī zhé yī kòu") means "to reduce the price by a certain percentage with each purchase", and the proverb 吃一堑, 长一智 ("chī yī qiàn, zhǎng yī zhì") means "to learn from one's mistakes".The character 折 is a versatile character that can be used in a variety of contexts. It is an important character to learn for HSK learners, as it is used in many common words and phrases.
