折痕

zhéhén

noun

Measure Word

一条折痕 tiáo

Meanings

1 crease
2 fold mark

Characters

to fold / break

Examples

HSK 3

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.

HSK 7-9

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 (scar) and 痕迹 (trace) - anything that leaves a visible mark.

Stroke Order

折 zhé

痕 hén