(zhé)

14 strokes

document folded in accordion form

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhé
Meaning
document folded in accordion form; to fold
Strokes
14
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌習

Skill 習 in paper-folding扌 ; 習 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

14 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhéxiàn线

variant of 折线, broken line (continuous figure made up of str…

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héngzhé

horizontal fold or tuck

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zhòuzhé

variant of 皱折

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Related characters

From ’s common words

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