CHARACTERS / ZHE

“zhe” is 7 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

  1. 这zhè(pronoun) thisHSK 1 · TONE 4
  2. 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...HSK 3 · TONE 3
  3. 折zhéto breakHSK 4 · TONE 2
  4. 乙zhéturning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折HSK 5 · TONE 2
  5. 哲zhéwiseHSK 5 · TONE 2
  6. 辙zhérutHSK 6 · TONE 2
  7. 遮zhēto cover up (a shortcoming)HSK 6 · TONE 1