折 zhé

1. zhé verb to fold
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 叠 (CCD 2 '折' zhé 1; Guoyu '折' zhé v 2; Mathews 1931 '折', p. 32; Unihan '折'; XHZD '折' 4)
2. zhé noun a discount; a rebate
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Short for 折扣 (CCD 1 '折' zhé 7; Guoyu '折' zhé n 1; XHZD '折' zhé 8)
3. zhé verb to break; to snap
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 断; for example, 反掌折枝 'to close the hand and break a branch' (CCD 1 '折' zhé 1; Guoyu v 1 '折' zhé v 1; Kroll 2015 '折' 1, p. 596; Mathews 1931 '折', p. 32; Unihan '折'; XHZD '折' zhé 1)
4. zhé noun to suffer a loss
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 损失 (CCD 1 '折' zhé 2; Guoyu '折' zhé v 4; Kroll 2015 '折' 6, p. 596; XHZD '折' zhé 2)
5. zhé measure word a book; a folder
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 存折 'savings passbook' (CCD 2 '折' zhé 2; Guoyu '折' zhé n 3; XHZD '折' zhé 5)
6. zhé noun name for horizontal hooked stroke
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Name of part of a character 偏旁名称
   Notes: 乛 stroke (XHZD '折' zhé 10)
7. zhé verb to twist; to bend
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 弯 (CCD 1 '折' zhé 3; Guoyu v 1 '折' zhé v 2; Kroll 2015 '折' 2, p. 596; Mathews 1931 '折', p. 32; XHZD '折' zhé 3)
8. zhé noun a section of a Yuan dynasty poetic drama
   Domain: Literature 文学
   Notes: (CCD 1 '折' zhé 8; XHZD '折' zhé 6)
9. zhé verb to be convinced; to decide
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 折服 (CCD 1 '折' zhé 5; Guoyu '折' zhé v 6; Kroll 2015 '折' 4, p. 596; XHZD '折' zhé 7)
10. zhé verb to convert into; to exchange; to barter
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD 1 '折' zhé 6; Guoyu '折' zhé v 7; Mathews 1931 '折', p. 32; XHZD '折' zhé 9)
11. zhē verb to turn over; to roll over; to overthrow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD '折' zhē 1; Guoyu '折' zhē v 1; Kroll 2015 '折' 3a, p. 596; XHZD '折' zhē)
12. zhē verb to pour liquid out
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 倒出 (CCD '折' zhē 2; Guoyu '折' zhē v 2)
13. shé verb to break; to snap
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD '折' shé 1; Guoyu '折' shé v 1; XHZD '折' shé 1)
14. shé verb to loose money
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD '折' shé 2; Guoyu '折' shé v 2; XHZD '折' shé 2)
15. shé proper noun She
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (CCD '折' shé 3; XHZD '折' shé 3)
16. zhé verb to reduce; to deduct
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Mathews 1931 '折', p. 32)
17. zhé verb to analyze; to compute a proportion
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '折' 1a, p. 596; Mathews 1931 '折', p. 32)
18. zhé verb to crush
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '折' 3, p. 596)
19. zhé verb to die early; to die unexpectedly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 夭亡 (Guoyu '折' zhé v 5; Kroll 2015 '折' 5, p. 596)
20. zhé verb to censure; to criticize
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 责难 (Guoyu '折' zhé v 8)
21. zhé noun a kind of medical treatment
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '折' zhé n 4)
22. zhé noun a sacrificial mound
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Mathews 1931 '折', p. 33)

Contained in

• 费周折(費周折) to spend (much) effort; to go through (a lot of) trouble
• 折挫 to suffer setbacks ; to frustrate; to inhibit; to make difficult
• 折责(折責) to reduce punishment
• 折简(折簡) cut paper cards
• 扣折 to discount
• 攀折 to pick
• 折扣 discount
• 新的转折点(新的轉折點) new turning point
• 邮折(郵摺) (philately) presentation pack; stamp folder
• 折角 angle of refraction ; to fold a corner
• 折合 to convert into; to amount to
• 折花 to pick flowers
• 折磨 to persecute; to torment
• 折辱 to insult; to humiliate
• 折叠(折疊) to fold
• 未折现(未折現) undiscounted; full price
• 折还(折還) to negotiate with creditors
• 折席 rations; food coupons
• 折杀(折殺) to feel undeserving of favored treatment ; to die by using allocated share of happiness
• 破折号(破折號) dash; Chinese dash
• 折柳 to break a willow branch; to part with a friend ; Parting with a Friend
• 一波三折 calligraphic flourish with many twists; many twists and turns
• 折刀儿(折刀兒) a clasp knife; a folding knife
• 耸肩折(聳肩折) Turn with Raised Shoulder; CJK Stroke HZ
• 折钱(折錢) a loss; to lose money
• 折减(折減) to reduce the price
• 屈折 to bend ; to refact [light] ; to bend ; to refract
• 折缝(折縫) welt seam
• 折损(折損) to injure; to damage
• 折冲(折衝) to break enemy lines
• 折抵 to reduce against an amount; to compensate for
• 折干(折乾) an amount of money instead of presents
• 转折点(轉折點) turning point
• 骨折 to suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break; fracture
• 苏格兰折耳猫(蘇格蘭摺耳貓) Scottish Fold
• 不折不扣(不折不釦) to the letter; to give no discount
• 折跟头(折跟頭) to do a somersault; to turn head over heels
• 折受 to receive a proportional amount ; to receive an excessive amount
• 折射 refraction
• 折寿(折壽) to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)
• 盘旋曲折(盤旋曲折) lit. windy and circuitous; difficult
• 心折(心摺) convinced; to admire from the heart; enchanted
• 反酷刑折磨公约(反酷刑折磨公約) UN convention against torture and cruel treatment
• 朱云折槛(朱雲折檻) Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing; to challenge and admonish boldly
• 对折(對折) to discount by half ; to sell at a 50% discount; to fold in two
• 反掌折枝 to close the hand and break a branch
• 挫折 setback; reverse
• 折笔(折筆) against the bristles (brush movement in painting)
• 凸折线(凸摺線) convex polygonal line

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折扇 、 屈折语

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• 卷一百八十 志第一百三十三 食貨下二 Volume 180 Treatises 133: Finance and Economics 2b History of Song 宋史 — count: 52
• 卷一百七十四 志第一百二十七 食貨上二 Volume 174 Treatises 127: Finance and Economics 1b History of Song 宋史 — count: 49
• 卷一百七十五 志第一百二十八 食貨上三 Volume 175 Treatises 128: Finance and Economics 1c History of Song 宋史 — count: 39
• 卷八十二 志第五十八 食貨六 Volume 82 Treatises 58: Finance and Economics 6 History of Ming 明史 — count: 32
• 卷二十三上　　　志第十三上　　儀衛上 Volume 23a Treatises 13: Ceremonies 1 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 31
• 卷四十一　志第二十二:　儀衞上 常朝儀衛內外立仗、常行儀衛行仗 法駕黃麾仗 Volume 41 Treatises 22: Ceremonial Guards 1 - Inner and Outer Armed Guards of Honor in Regular Court Assemblies; Marching Armed Guards; Armed Imperial Command Carriage History of Jin 金史 — count: 30
• 卷二十九 志第十九 五行下 Volume 29 Treatises 19: Five Elements Part Three Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 26
• 卷八十三　志第三十三: 　選舉三 Volume 83 Treatises 36: Selection of Officials 3 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 26
• 卷九十三 志第六十九 刑法一 Volume 93 Treatises 69: Punishment and Law 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 22
• 卷七十八 志第五十四 食貨二 Volume 78 Treatises 54: Finance and Economics 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 21

Collocations

• 折俎 (折俎) 晏有折俎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 24
• 设折 (設折) 乃設折俎 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 鄉飲酒禮 第四 4. Rites of the district symposium — count: 14
• 毁折 (毀折) 毀折 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 春官宗伯 第三 3. Office of Spring and Minister of Rites — count: 6
• 磬折 (磬折) 立則磬折垂佩 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《曲禮下》 Summary of the Rules of Propriety Part 2 — count: 6
• 折折 (折折) 欲其折折爾 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《檀弓上》 Tan Gong I — count: 4
• 折脊 (折脊) 折脊 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 鄉射禮 第五 5. Rites of the district archery meet — count: 4
• 屋折 (屋折) 大風漂屋折樹 — Guanzi 管子, 七主七臣第五十二 Chapter 52: Seven Rulers and Seven Ministers — count: 3
• 折弓 (折弓) 舍人有折弓者 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十三　氾論訓 Chapter 13: Overflowing Discussions — count: 3
• 碎折 (碎折) 其列往碎折靡弊而不反者 — Mozi 墨子, 卷五 非攻中 Book 5 - Condemnation of Offensive War II — count: 3
• 折枹 (折枹) 破鼓折枹 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十二　道應訓 Chapter 12: Responses of the Way — count: 3