转折 zhuǎnzhé Transition

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Traditional: 轉折

Stroke order

转折 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

转折 — the Chinese character for Transition (zhuǎnzhé), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 转折 — Transition

转 — 8 strokes
折 — 7 strokes

Senses

shift in the trend of events
turnaround
plot shift in a book
turn in the conversation

Characters in 转折

转 zhuǎn — to turn; to change direction; to transfer
折 zhé — to break; to fracture; to snap

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

Related words

转折 is pronounced zhuǎnzhé and means “Transition”.

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