Today’s #kanji is 折, which is listed under the radical of #てへん（扌）. 折’s original form, 㪿, is a compound ideograph made of the left hand side of 㪿, which apparently depicts cut trees and 斤, an axe.
Meaning: to break, to fold, etc.
Reading: セツ（セッ）、お、おり
折角（セッカク）: adv. with (much) trouble, with special kindness, etc.
折線（セッセン）: n. a broken line
折衷（セッチュウ）: n. a compromise, a cross
折半（セッパン）: n. halving
折（お）る: to break, to fold, to turn, etc.
腕（うで）を折る: to break one’s arm
花（はな）を折る: to pick a flower
二（ふた）つに折る: to fold in two
裾（すそ）を折る: to turn up the hem
折（お）り合（あ）う: vi. to reacn an agreement, to come to terms, to compromise
折（お）り返（かえ）し: n. cuffs, a flap, a refrain (of a song); adv. going back, returning, by prompt
折（お）り紙（がみ）: n. origami, the art of paper folding; a note of authentication, a hallmark
折（お）り畳（たた）みの: folding, collapsible, foldaway, telescopic
折（おり）: a time, an occasion, an opportunity, a chance
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- てへん
探
抱
招
捕
打
抜
投
指
