折磨
Old HSK 6
折磨 (zhémó) · to torment
折磨 (zhémó) means “to torment; torment”. It is written with 2 characters: 折 (to break) + 磨 (millstone). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 折磨 is built
The characters
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)
磨 mó · millstone
What 磨 is made of
- 麻má — hemp
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 林lín — forest
- 木mù — tree
- 木mù — tree
- 广guǎng — broad
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
牙疼折磨了他好几天。Yáténg zhémó le tā hǎo jǐ tiān.Toothache tormented him for days.
等待结果是一种折磨。Děngdài jiéguǒ shì yīzhǒng zhémó.Waiting for the result is torture.
Questions about 折磨
What does 折磨 mean?
折磨 (zhémó) means “to torment; torment”.
How do you pronounce 折磨?
折磨 is pronounced zhémó.
Which HSK level is 折磨?
折磨 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 打折dǎzhéto give a discount
- 挫折cuòzhésetback
- 曲折qūzhéwinding
- 折腾zhētengto toss and turn
- 周折zhōuzhétwists and turns
- 转折zhuǎnzhéturning point
- 折zhéto break
- 磨合móhéto break in
- 琢磨zhuómóto carve and polish
Learn 折磨 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 230: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.