周折

周
折
twists and turns / vicissitude / complication / difficulty / effort / CL:番[fan1]

Characters and words in 周折

周
zho̅u = zh + ou1
surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
周
zho̅u = zh + ou1
to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially
周 = ⺆ + 土 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a hula hoop. James II of England (zh) performs in front of the outhouse (ou1): he swings a hula hoop (周), juggles three mandarins (口) and balances a small heap of dirt (土) on his head. He cheated a little bit though, because he stapled the heap of dirt to his wig with a stapler (⺆).
周
週
zho̅u = zh + ou1
week / weekly / variant of 周[zhou1]
折
shé = sh + e2
to snap / to break (a stick, a bone etc) / (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
折
zhe̅ = zh + e1
to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container)
折
zhé = zh + e2
to break / to fracture / to snap / to suffer loss / to bend / to twist / to turn / to change direction / convinced / to convert into (currency) / discount / rebate / tenth (in price) / classifier for theatrical scenes / to fold / accounts book
折 = 扌 + 斤 : James II of England (zh) wants to lift a pair of barbells (斤) in the elevator's kitchen (e2), but the barbells are very heavy. He tries to use toy claws (扌) and folding (折) knifes (mnemonic symbol for 折) as levers, but they both snap (折).
折
摺
zhé = zh + e2
variant of 折[zhe2] / to fold

Words with 周折

费
費
周
周
折
折
to spend (much) effort / to go through (a lot of) trouble

Sentences with 周折

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