Fold

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 混 (Mix), less common than 替 (Replace).

Fingers (扌) grip an axe (斤) — you fold the wood by pressing your fingers against the axe, bending and snapping the plank.

In words

折るおる to break or to foldN4

折れるおれる to break or be foldedN4

折角せっかく with trouble,at great pains,long-awaitedN2

折 is rank 799 of 2,608 in published Japanese.