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The character 褶 is primarily a noun meaning a pleat, crease, or fold, especially in fabric, clothing, or geological formations. It is a phono-semantic compound: the left side is the clothing radical 衤 (a variant of 衣, yī), which establishes the semantic category of textiles and apparel. The right side is 翠 (xí), which provides the phonetic component for pronunciation. While 翠 alone means "practice" or "habit", here it serves only a phonetic function. Over time, the character's meaning has broadened from describing folded garments to analogous structures like facial wrinkles or complex folds in rock layers.
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我的衣服有褶皱。
她熨平了裙子上的褶子。
我喜欢有褶子的裙子。
这件衬衫的褶皱很多。
他小心地折叠地图，避免出现褶皱。
地质学家研究岩石的褶皱。
如果衣服晾干不当，容易产生褶皱。
尽管她仔细熨烫，但棉质面料还是很快出现了褶皱。