哲
HSK 6

哲 (zhé): wise, sagacious, wise man

zhé

wise, sagacious, wise man

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Pinyin

zhé

HSK Level

Level 6

Characters

1

English Meaning

wise, sagacious, wise man

How to Write 哲 (zhé)

哲 is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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Origin of 哲

A phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, and 折 hints at the pronunciation.

What 哲 is Made Of

哲 is built from 2 components:

折to break, to snap
口mouth

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Words Using 哲

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哲学

zhéxué

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