皱

皺
zhòu
刍 + 皮
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Definitions

zhòu (verb) to wrinkle; to crease
zhòu (adjective) wrinkled; creased

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 皮 represents the meaning and 刍 represents the sound. Simplified form of 皺.

Semantic: 皮 Phonetic: 刍

About

The traditional form 皺 is a phono-semantic compound. Its phonetic component is 芻 (chú, hay or straw), which appears as 刍 in the simplified character 皱. The semantic component 皮 (pí) means skin. The combination suggests skin with a texture like dried grass, giving the meaning of wrinkles or creases. This originally referred to folded human skin and later extended to describe folds in fabric, water, or other materials.

Example Sentences Hide

他的眉头皱起来了。

Tā de méitóu zhòu qǐláile.

His brows have furrowed.

这张纸被揉皱了。

Zhè zhāng zhǐ bèi róu zhòu le.

This piece of paper has been crumpled.

新买的衬衫不要弄皱了。

Xīn mǎi de chènshān bù yào nòng zhòu le.

Don't wrinkle the newly bought shirt.

岁月在她的脸上留下了皱纹。

Suìyuè zài tā de liǎn shàng liú xià le zhòuwén.

Time has left wrinkles on her face.

他皱巴巴的衣领显得很邋遢。

Tā zhòu bā bā de yīlǐng xiǎnde hěn lātā.

His crumpled collar looks very sloppy.

平静的湖面被风吹皱了。

Píngjìng de húmiàn bèi fēng chuī zhòu le.

The calm surface of the lake was ruffled by the wind.

这个难题让他一直皱着眉头思考。

Zhège nántí ràng tā yìzhí zhòuzhe méitóu sīkǎo.

This difficult problem kept him thinking with a furrowed brow.

生活的艰辛过早地刻皱了他的额头。

Shēnghuó de jiānxīn guò zǎo de kè zhòu le tā de étóu.

The hardships of life etched wrinkles onto his forehead too early.

Related Characters

Component: 刍

急 趋 邹 雏 绉 诌 驺 㑇 㛀 㤘

Component: 皮

被 破 波 皮 彼 坡 颇 玻 疲 披 跛 陂 铍 帔

Example Words

皱纹 皱眉 褶皱 弄皱 皱巴巴 皱折 皱缩 皱褶 皱起 起皱纹