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See also: 摺
折 U+6298, 折
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6298
← 抗
[U+6297] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 抙 →
[U+6299]

Translingual

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Han character

折 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手竹一中 (QHML), four-corner 52021, composition ⿰扌斤)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 422, character 4
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11890
  • Dae Jaweon: page 770, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1838, character 7
  • Unihan data for U+6298
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Chinese

Glyph origin

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Characters in the same phonetic series (折) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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Originally 㪿, an ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): ⿱屮屮 (“a tree 木 cut in half”) + 斤 (“axe”) – an axe cutting a tree in half.

In the current form, the left side has become 扌 (“hand”).

Etymology 1

More information simp. and trad., alternative forms ...

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tset (“to cut off; to sever; to break”).

Pronunciation 1

Note:
  • siĕk - vernacular;
  • ciék - literary.
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Definitions

折

  1. to break off; to snap; to pluck off
  2. to bend; to twist
  3. to turn back; to change direction
  4. to lose; to suffer the loss of
  5. to die (young)
  6. to convert into; to amount to
  7. to admire; to be convinced
  8. to trade; to exchange
  9. to censure; to blame
  10. difficulty; obstacle
  11. (Cantonese) to discount
    呢度折咗之後大概係三百蚊。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    呢度折咗之后大概系三百蚊。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ni1 dou6 zit3 zo2 zi1 hau6 daai6 koi3 hai6 saam1 baak3 man1. [Jyutping]
    These items are around 300 dollars after discounting.
  12. (Cantonese) discount
    呢件衫冇折。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    ni1 gin6 saam1 mou5 zit3. [Jyutping]
    There is no discount on this clothing item.
  13. (Hokkien) having more benefits than harms; worthwhile; profitable; reasonably priced
  14. Classifier for discount.
    打九折  ―  dǎ jiǔ zhé  ―  ten percent off (or discount to ninety percent of the original price)
  15. Classifier for folds.
  16. Classifier for theatrical scenes.
  17. (Chinese calligraphy) a change in direction of a stroke (such as in ㇕, ㇉, or ㇜)
  18. (Chinese opera) an act.
  19. (historical, Ming and Qing dynasties) short for 奏折 (zòuzhé), memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form); imperial memorial.
  20. a surname, She

Usage notes

In Chinese, discounts are expressed in number of tenths of the original price instead of percentage off.

For discounts not in tenths, 點 / 点 (“decimal point”) is omitted, e.g. 七五折 means 75% of the original price, i.e. 25% off.

Synonyms
  • (discount): 扣 (kòu)
  • (having more benefits):
Coordinate terms
Compounds
  • 一折
  • 一折一磨
  • 一折八扣
  • 一波三折 (yībōsānzhé)
  • 七折八扣
  • 三折肱
  • 不折不扣 (bùzhébùkòu)
  • 九折臂
  • 乾折 / 干折
  • 五折
  • 五斗折腰
  • 准折
  • 剉折
  • 千迴百折 / 千回百折
  • 半折
  • 厭難折衝 / 厌难折冲
  • 反掌折枝
  • 合折
  • 周折 (zhōuzhé)
  • 大氣折射 / 大气折射
  • 大費周折 / 大费周折
  • 夭折
  • 宛轉周折 / 宛转周折
  • 寧折不彎 / 宁折不弯
  • 將功折罪 / 将功折罪
  • 將功折過 / 将功折过
  • 對折 / 对折 (duìzhé)
  • 屈折 (qūzhé)
  • 屈折語 / 屈折语 (qūzhéyǔ)
  • 廷爭面折 / 廷争面折
  • 弓折矢盡 / 弓折矢尽
  • 弓折箭盡 / 弓折箭尽
  • 張堪折轅 / 张堪折辕
  • 心折
  • 心折首肯
  • 打折 (dǎzhé)
  • 打折扣 (dǎ zhékòu)
  • 折中 (zhézhōng)
  • 折倒
  • 折傷 / 折伤
  • 折價 / 折价 (zhéjià)
  • 折光 (zhéguāng)
  • 折兌 / 折兑
  • 折兵 (zhébīng)
  • 折券
  • 折剉
  • 折半 (zhébàn)
  • 折受
  • 折合 (zhéhé)
  • 折回 (zhéhuí)
  • 折壁腳 / 折壁脚
  • 折壽 / 折寿 (zhéshòu)
  • 折子
  • 折子戲 / 折子戏 (zhézixì)
  • 折實 / 折实 (zhéshí)
  • 折射 (zhéshè)
  • 折射線 / 折射线
  • 折射角 (zhéshèjiǎo)
  • 折對 / 折对
  • 折屐
  • 折帳 / 折帐
  • 折戟沉沙 (zhéjǐchénshā)
  • 折扇 (zhéshàn)
  • 折扣 (zhékòu)
  • 折折
  • 折抵
  • 折挫
  • 折損 / 折损 (zhésǔn)
  • 折斷 / 折断 (zhéduàn)
  • 折服 (zhéfú)
  • 折枝
  • 折柬
  • 折柳 (zhéliǔ)
  • 折柳攀花
  • 折桂 (zhéguì)
  • 折桂攀蟾
  • 投梭折齒 / 投梭折齿
  • 折椅 (zhéyǐ)
  • 折檯 / 折台
  • 折殺 / 折杀
  • 折獄 / 折狱
  • 折當 / 折当
  • 折疊 / 折叠 (zhédié)
  • 折磨 (zhémó)
  • 折福 (zhéfú)
  • 折節 / 折节
  • 折節下交 / 折节下交
  • 折節下士 / 折节下士
  • 折節向學 / 折节向学
  • 折節待士 / 折节待士
  • 折節禮士 / 折节礼士
  • 折算 (zhésuàn)
  • 折箭 (zhéjiàn)
  • 折箭為誓 / 折箭为誓 (zhéjiànwéishì)
  • 折簡 / 折简
  • 折紙 / 折纸 (zhézhǐ)
  • 折線 / 折线 (zhéxiàn)
  • 折罰 / 折罚
  • 折翼
  • 折耗
  • 折肱
  • 折腰 (zhéyāo)
  • 折腰五斗
  • 折腰升斗
  • 折腰步
  • 折臂三公
  • 折舊 / 折旧 (zhéjiù)
  • 折色
  • 折衝 / 折冲 (zhéchōng)
  • 折衝厭難 / 折冲厌难
  • 折衝樽俎 / 折冲樽俎 (zhéchōngzūnzǔ)
  • 折衝禦侮 / 折冲御侮
  • 折衷 (zhézhōng)
  • 折衷家庭
  • 折證 / 折证
  • 折變 / 折变
  • 折賣 / 折卖
  • 折足覆餗 / 折足覆𫗧
  • 折身
  • 折辨
  • 折辯 / 折辩
  • 折辱
  • 折返 (zhéfǎn)
  • 折錢 / 折钱
  • 折長補短 / 折长补短
  • 折頭 / 折头 (zhétou)
  • 扭頭折頸 / 扭头折颈
  • 折鼎覆餗 / 折鼎覆𫗧
  • 拈折
  • 拌折
  • 挫折 (cuòzhé)
  • 掂折
  • 掊斗折衡
  • 採生折割 / 采生折割
  • 揭折
  • 損兵折將 / 损兵折将 (sǔnbīngzhéjiàng)
  • 損將折兵 / 损将折兵
  • 損折 / 损折 (sǔnzhé)
  • 損軍折將 / 损军折将
  • 摧折 (cuīzhé)
  • 摧枯折腐
  • 摧眉折腰
  • 摧蘭折玉 / 摧兰折玉
  • 撧折 / 𪮖折
  • 撓折 / 挠折
  • 攀折
  • 攀花折柳
  • 攀蟾折桂
  • 敗兵折將 / 败兵折将 (bàibīngzhéjiàng)
  • 敗軍折將 / 败军折将
  • 早名必折
  • 曲折 (qūzhé)
  • 曲折縈紆 / 曲折萦纡 (qūzhéyíngyū)
  • 曲折離奇 / 曲折离奇 (qūzhélíqí)
  • 曲曲折折
  • 月中折桂
  • 月墜花折 / 月坠花折
  • 木強則折 / 木强则折
  • 末大必折
  • 朱雲折檻 / 朱云折槛
  • 東折西繞 / 东折西绕
  • 棄弓折箭 / 弃弓折箭
  • 棟折榱崩 / 栋折榱崩
  • 橫折 / 横折 (héngzhé)
  • 歷經波折 / 历经波折
  • 波折 (bōzhé)
  • 片言折獄 / 片言折狱
  • 瓶墜簪折 / 瓶坠簪折
  • 白搽白折
  • 百折不回 (bǎizhébùhuí)
  • 百折不挫
  • 百折不撓 / 百折不挠 (bǎizhébùnáo)
  • 盤旋曲折 / 盘旋曲折
  • 短折
  • 破折號 / 破折号 (pòzhéhào)
  • 磨折
  • 磬折
  • 簪筆磬折 / 簪笔磬折
  • 缾沉簪折 / 瓶沉簪折
  • 群輕折軸 / 群轻折轴
  • 臨江折軸 / 临江折轴
  • 蘭摧玉折 / 兰摧玉折
  • 蘭摧蕙折 / 兰摧蕙折
  • 虧折 / 亏折 (kuīzhé)
  • 蟾宮折桂 / 蟾宫折桂 (chángōngzhéguì)
  • 衝波逆折 / 冲波逆折
  • 謝安折屐 / 谢安折屐
  • 豎折 / 竖折 (shùzhé)
  • 豎折彎鉤 / 竖折弯钩 (shùzhéwāngōu)
  • 轉折 / 转折 (zhuǎnzhé)
  • 轉折親 / 转折亲
  • 轉折點 / 转折点 (zhuǎnzhédiǎn)
  • 辨折
  • 迂迴曲折 / 迂回曲折 (yūhuíqūzhé)
  • 逆折
  • 迴環轉折 / 回环转折
  • 過折了 / 过折了
  • 遠打週折 / 远打周折
  • 陵折
  • 雁行折翼
  • 離奇曲折 / 离奇曲折
  • 霸陵折柳
  • 面折
  • 面折廷爭 / 面折廷争
  • 骨折 (gǔzhé)
  • 鴛鴦折頸 / 鸳鸯折颈
  • 鼎折足 (dǐngzhézú)

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

折

  1. to turn over; to flip
  2. to pour out; to tip something out
Compounds

Pronunciation 3

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Definitions

折

  1. (intransitive) to break; to snap
  2. to be at a (financial) loss
Compounds
  • 折本 (shéběn)
  • 折秤 (shéchèng)
  • 掂梢折本
  • 東量西折 / 东量西折
  • 消折

Pronunciation 4

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Definitions

折

  1. only used in 折折

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 折 – see 摺 (“to destroy; to fold; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 摺).
Notes:

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 折 – see 翼 (“wing; wing; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 翼).

References

  • “折”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
  • 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long]; 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu]; 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying]; 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019), “折（～断）”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 214.
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Japanese

Kanji

折

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

  1. to break
  2. to fold

Readings

Compounds

Etymology

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For pronunciation and definitions of 折 – see the following entry.
【おり】
[noun] occasion; time
[verb] stem or continuative form of おる (oru) [godan]
Alternative spelling
折り
(This term, 折, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Derived terms

  • 折々(おりおり) (oriori)

Korean

Hanja

折 • (jeol, je) (hangeul 절, 제, revised jeol, je, McCune–Reischauer chŏl, che, Yale cel, cey)

  1. To fold

Vietnamese

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