折痕

zhéhén

noun

Measure Word

一条折痕 tiáo

Meanings

1 crease
2 fold mark

Characters

to fold / break

Examples

这张纸上有明显的折痕。

Zhè zhāng zhǐ shàng yǒu míngxiǎn de zhéhén.

There's an obvious crease on this sheet of paper.

她小心地把折痕抚平。

Tā xiǎoxīn de bǎ zhéhén fǔpíng.

She carefully smoothed out the crease.

Tips

memory

折 (zhé, to fold) + 痕 (hén, mark/trace) = the trace left by folding. The same 痕 appears in 伤痕 (shānghén, scar) and 痕迹 (hénjì, trace) — anything that leaves a visible mark.

Stroke Order

折 zhé

痕 hén