挫折 cuòzhé frustration

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Stroke order

挫折 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

挫折 — the Chinese character for frustration (cuòzhé), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 挫折 — frustration

挫 — 10 strokes
折 — 7 strokes

Senses

setback
reverse
check
defeat
frustration
disappointment
to frustrate
to discourage
to set sb back
to blunt
to subdue

Characters in 挫折

挫 cuò — obstructed; to fail; to oppress
折 zhé — to break; to fracture; to snap

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

Related words

挫折 is pronounced cuòzhé and means “frustration”.

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