Ideographic: A hand 扌 wielding an axe 斤Radical:

meaning for shé:

  • - to break (e.g. stick or bone)
  • - a loss

meaning for zhē:

  • - to turn sth over
  • - to turn upside down
  • - to tip sth out (of a container)

meaning for zhé:

  • - to break
  • - to fracture
  • - to snap
  • - to suffer loss
  • - to bend
  • - to twist
  • - to turn
  • - to change direction
  • - convinced
  • - to convert into (currency)
  • - discount
  • - rebate
  • - tenth (in price)
  • - classifier for theatrical scenes
  • - to fold
  • - accounts book
  • - variant of 折
  • - to fold