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浙
浙 ＝ 氵 ＋ 折
ㄓㄜˋ · zhè
noun — the Zhe River; short name for Zhejiang province (浙江)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water — a river
Tzhé → zhè — only the tone falls
Water (氵) plus the sound 折 (zhé, tone fallen to zhè) — the Zhe River, named for its sharp bends as it nears the sea. 折 doubles as a picture: a river that folds (折) back on itself. From the river came the province: 浙江, Zhejiang.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一條水（氵）流到下游，折（折）了個大彎——這就是浙。
A river (氵) reaches its lower course and folds (折) in a sharp bend — that is 浙.
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意 · Meanings
(本義)浙江（江名）— the Zhe River
→浙江（省）、浙— Zhejiang province常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension