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The character "折" incorporates the hand radical 扌 alongside the component 斤, an axe, conveying the act of breaking or snapping objects by force, which established its early sense of physical fracture. From this core meaning, its usage expanded to encompass actions like bending and folding, while also developing abstract applications such as yielding or compromising. In commercial domains, it acquired additional meanings related to discounting or incurring losses. The components 扌 and 斤 have consistently formed the character's structure, facilitating these semantic shifts over time.
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他把纸折起来。
这本书打五折。
树枝被风吹折了。
她折了一朵纸花。
旅行中我们经历了曲折。
这个方案需要折中一下。
他因骨折住院了。
经过多次谈判，双方终于达成了折衷协议。