曲折 qūzhé Tortuous

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Stroke order

曲折 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

曲折 — the Chinese character for Tortuous (qūzhé), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 曲折 — Tortuous

曲 — 6 strokes
折 — 7 strokes

Senses

winding
(fig.) complicated

Characters in 曲折

曲 qū — bent; crooked; wrong
折 zhé — to break; to fracture; to snap

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

Related words

曲折 is pronounced qūzhé and means “Tortuous”.

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