折磨 zhémó▶ tortura

Stroke order

折磨 is written in 23 strokes across 2 characters.

• 折 — 7 strokes
• 磨 — 16 strokes

Related words

• 折fractura
• 周折Giros y vueltas
• 折腾Lanzar
• 挫折frustración
• 曲折Tortuoso
• 琢磨Reflexión; Meditación

折磨 is pronounced zhémó and means “tortura”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 折磨 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.