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皱 zhòu wrinkles

wrinkles; creases; folds; to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease

How to remember 皱: 刍 hay + 皮 skin = wrinkles. After a summer of stacking hay in the sun, the farmer's skin is brown and full of deep wrinkles.

  • HSK 8
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 皮

Component breakdown

皱 = 刍 hay + 皮 skin

  • 刍 hay
  • 皮 skin
The Gushi story

After a summer of stacking hay in the sun, the farmer's skin is brown and full of deep wrinkles.

How it is used

  • Wrinkles/creases, and to knit/crease - 皱纹 (zhòuwén) wrinkles (skin), 皱褶 (zhòuzhě) folds/pleats.
  • 皱眉 (zhòuméi) / 皱眉头 means to frown/knit the brows; 皱巴巴 (zhòubābā) means crumpled/wrinkly (clothes, paper).

Words with 皱