周折
Old HSK 6
周折 (zhōuzhé) · twists and turns
周折 (zhōuzhé) means “twists and turns; setbacks”. It is written with 2 characters: 周 (week) + 折 (to break). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 周折 is built
The characters
周 zhōu · week
What 周 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Border 冂 around land 土 with a well 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
折 zhé · to break
What 折 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — below
Origin hint: A hand 扌 wielding an axe 斤 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
经过一番周折，我们终于买到了票。Jīngguò yīfān zhōuzhé, wǒmen zhōngyú mǎidào le piào.After a lot of trouble, we finally got the tickets.
这件事办得很顺利，没有什么周折。Zhè jiàn shì bàn de hěn shùnlì, méiyǒu shénme zhōuzhé.This went smoothly without any complications.
Questions about 周折
What does 周折 mean?
周折 (zhōuzhé) means “twists and turns; setbacks”.
How do you pronounce 周折?
周折 is pronounced zhōuzhé.
Which HSK level is 周折?
周折 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 上周shàngzhōulast week
- 下周xià zhōunext week
- 周末zhōumòweekend
- 周年zhōuniánanniversary
- 周围zhōuwéiaround
- 周到zhōudàothoughtful
- 众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhīas everyone knows
- 周边zhōubiānsurrounding
- 周密zhōumìthorough
- 周期zhōuqīcycle
Learn 周折 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 241: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.