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摺

简 折 · 摺 · 繁 摺
Mandarin · pinyin zhé#

Meanings · zhé

  1. variant of 折 zhé
  2. to fold
Mandarin · pinyin zhé#

Meanings · zhé

  1. document folded in accordion form
  2. to fold
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折
zhé · break off, snap; bend
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2 · zhe2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zaap3 · zip3

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character · Etymology 1

  1. to destroy
  2. to fold
  3. booklet
  4. foldable
  5. side
  6. (Cantonese) to close down; to fold
  7. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to stay at a place
  8. (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) unsocialized; uninteracting towards others
  9. (Mainland China Hokkien) Classifier for folds of thin sheets.

character · Etymology 2

  1. Used in personal names.

character · Etymology 4

  1. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 拉 (“to break; to snap”)

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