浙 (zhè) is a Chinese character meaning “short for Zhejiang Province”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 折 (to break; to fold), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 折
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：10 画 = 氵 3 画 + 折 7 画；部首取康熙 85 水部；声符判断只依据实测现代读音（折 zhé / 浙 zhè 声韵相同、声调不同）
Memory aid
Water (氵) that keeps folding (折) back on itself: picture a winding river. This is a memory aid, not the historical origin — but both parts really are in this character.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 浙江zhè jiāngZhejiang (a province in eastern China)浙 = zhè
- 江浙jiāng zhèJiangsu and Zhejiang (the two provinces together)浙 = zhè
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All readings
Zhejiang (province)
short for Zhejiang Province; also the old name of the Qiantang River
浙江省的简称；也是钱塘江的古称。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 浙江zhè jiāngZhejiang (a province in eastern China)浙 = zhè
- 江浙jiāng zhèJiangsu and Zhejiang (the two provinces together)浙 = zhè
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 浙 mean?
浙 (zhè) means short for Zhejiang Province; also the old name of the Qiantang River.
How do you pronounce 浙?
It is pronounced zhè.
What parts is 浙 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 折 (to break; to fold), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：10 画 = 氵 3 画 + 折 7 画；部首取康熙 85 水部；声符判断只依据实测现代读音（折 zhé / 浙 zhè 声韵相同、声调不同）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 浙 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 浙?
水. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 浙?
Common ones are 浙江 and 江浙. The reading of 浙 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.