• 扌(hand; arm)
• 斤(axe)

Using your hand to grip an axe and chop off a tree branch is the meaning of the character 折.

• 乂(cut; eliminate)
• 木(wood; tree)

Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.

• 扌(hand; arm)
• 斤(axe)

Using your hand to grip an axe and chop off a tree branch is the meaning of the character 折.

• 乂(cut; eliminate)
• 木(wood; tree)

Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.