折 zhé
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 斤 axe
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
折射
zhéshè
to refract; to reflect indirectly
Characters in this word
射 shè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 寸 — inch
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这起纠纷折射出城市更新中利益分配的不平衡。 Zhè qǐ jiūfēn zhéshè chū chéngshì gēngxīn zhōng lìyì fēnpèi de bù pínghéng. This dispute reflects the imbalance of interest distribution in urban renewal.
- 阳光透过玻璃折射出几种颜色，落在桌面上真好看。 Yángguāng tòuguò bōli zhéshè chū jǐ zhǒng yánsè, luò zài zhuōmiàn shang zhēn hǎokàn. Sunlight refracted through the glass into several colors, falling beautifully on the tabletop.
- 这部小说折射出普通人生活中温暖的一面。 Zhè bù xiǎoshuō zhéshè chū pǔtōng rén shēnghuó zhōng wēnnuǎn de yī miàn. This novel reflects the warm side of ordinary people's lives.
Related words
- 打折 dǎzhé to discount; to go on sale
- 折 zhé to fold
- 挫折 cuòzhé to frustrate
- 波折 bōzhé setback; twists and turns
- 不折不扣 bùzhébúkòu out-and-out; thoroughgoing; without discount
- 存折 cúnzhé bankbook; passbook
- 骨折 gǔzhé to fracture; bone fracture
- 曲折 qūzhé winding; complicated; tortuous
- 折 shé to break; to lose money
- 周折 zhōuzhé trouble; twists and turns
- 转折 zhuǎnzhé turning; twist; change in direction
- 转折点 zhuǎnzhédiǎn turning point; inflection point