周折

Traditional form:

周折

Pinyin (reading):

zhōuzhé

Definitions:

• twists and turns
• vicissitude
• complication
• difficulty
• effort
• CL:番 (fān)

Characters:

• 周 - Zhou dynasty; circumference
• 折 - to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble

Traditional characters:

• 周 - Zhou dynasty; circumference
• 折 - to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble