挫折

挫
折
setback / reverse / check / defeat / frustration / disappointment / to frustrate / to discourage / to set sb back / to blunt / to subdue

Characters and words in 挫折

挫
cuò = cu + o4
obstructed / to fail / to oppress / to repress / to lower the tone / to bend back / to dampen
挫 = 坐 + 扌 : Kitty Cat (cu) was naughty and now she has been sat down (挫) in the observatory's bathroom (o4). To be precise, she is being pressed down by several toy claws (扌) on a bench (坐).
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 挫折

挫
折
感
frustration

Sentences with 挫折

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