骨折

gǔzhé

noun HSK 7-9 #4,356

Meanings

1 bone fracture
2 to fracture a bone

Characters

to break; to snap

Examples

他摔倒后骨折了。

Tā shuāidǎo hòu gǔzhé le.

He fractured a bone after falling.

X光片显示是骨折。

X Guāng piàn xiǎnshì shì gǔzhé.

The X-ray shows a fracture.

Tips

memory

骨 (bone) + 折 (to break/snap) — literally 'bone snap.' The character 折 looks like something being bent and broken.

Stroke Order

骨 gǔ

折 zhé