折 — jeol, je

Parts that make up 折

How 折 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 折 as a compound involving 𣏄.

Korean example words with 折

• 골절骨折 Korean gloss: 뼈가 부러짐
• 절골折骨 Korean gloss: 뼈가 부러짐
• 요절夭折 Korean gloss: 젊은 나이에 죽음
• 절교折膠 Korean gloss: 싸움하기에 알맞은 시기
• 구절九折 Korean gloss: 꼬불꼬불하며 험한 산길을 이르는 말
• 위절委折 Korean gloss: 순조롭지 아니하게 얽힌 이런저런 복잡한 사정이나 까닭
• 팔절八折 Korean gloss: 여덟 번 꺾은 것이라는 뜻으로, 전지(全紙)를 세 번 접어서 여덟 장으로 나눔을 이르는 말
• 굴절屈折 Korean gloss: 광파, 음파, 수파 따위가 한 매질에서 다른 매질로 들어갈 때 경계면에서 그 진행 방향이 바뀌는 현상
• 절취하다折取 Korean gloss: 꺾어서 가지다
• 면절하다面折 Korean gloss: 대면하여 몹시 꾸짖다
• 절반하다折半 Korean gloss: 하나를 반으로 가르다
• 절파되다折破 Korean gloss: 세력 따위가 꺾여서 부서지다

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 折

• 折衝せっしょう negotiation
• 折おり opportunity; chance; occasion
• 時折ときおり sometimes; at intervals; occasionally
• 骨折こっせつ bone fracture
• 曲折きょくせつ bending; winding; meandering
• 挫折ざせつ setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration
• 折り合いおりあい agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise
• 折り紙おりがみ origami; art of paper folding; hallmark
• 折からおりから just then; at that time; at that moment
• 折衷せっちゅう compromise; cross; blending
• 折半せっぱん halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
• 折々おりおり occasionally; now and then; from time to time

Characters sharing the phonetic 斤

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “절”

Other hanja with radical 手