折磨 zhémó torture

HSK 6 HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 Practise with 折磨 →

Stroke order

折磨 is written in 23 strokes across 2 characters.

折磨 — the Chinese character for torture (zhémó), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 折磨 — torture

折 — 7 strokes
磨 — 16 strokes

Characters in 折磨

折 zhé — to break; to fracture; to snap
磨 mó — to rub; to grind; to polish

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

折磨 is pronounced zhémó and means “torture”.

Say it out loud with Xiaolu →