皱褶 (zhòu zhě) — crease (in fabric, paper, etc.); fold; wrinkle | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

crease (in fabric, paper, etc.)foldwrinkle

Measure word · 个

Examples

皱褶，。
Zhè jiàn yī fu yǒu hěn duō zhòu zhě, xū yào tàng yí xià.
This piece of clothing has many creases and needs to be ironed.
皱褶。
Tā de liǎn shàng bù mǎn le suì yuè de zhòu zhě.
His face is covered with the wrinkles of time.
，皱褶。
Bǎ zhǐ zhé yí xià, jiù huì chū xiàn yí dào zhòu zhě.
Fold the paper once, and a crease will appear.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

皱zhòuwrinkle

皱 (wrinkle) and 褶 (fold) combine for a crease.

Characters in this word

Most 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.

芻皮皺

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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