皱 (zhòu) — (verb) to wrinkle, to crease; (noun) wrinkle, crease
Definition
皱 (zhòu) is the verb/noun for the action or surface itself — paper crumpling, pants creasing, skin folding. 皱纹 is the noun for a wrinkle as a visible line, especially on skin.
verb
to wrinkleto crease
noun
wrinklecrease
Measure word · 道
Examples
- 皱。Tā xiào de shí hou yǎn jiǎo huì zhòu qǐ lái.When she smiles, the corners of her eyes wrinkle up.
- ，皱。Zhè tiáo kù zi tài jǐn le, zuò xià shí róng yì zhòu.These pants are too tight; they wrinkle easily when you sit down.
- 。Tā de yī fu shàng yǒu hǎo duō zhòu wén.There are many wrinkles on his clothes.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 皺; 皱 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
芻
芻chú皺zhòu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 皺 pairs 皮 (skin) with 芻 as a sound part; the simplified 皱 is a shorthand and its visible parts are not the historical ones.
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