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皺
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皱
🇨🇳

wrinkles

HSK 10
Abstract →Miscellaneous
zhòu
シュウ、スウ
しわ、しぼ
추
Phonosemantic compound. 皮 represents the meaning and 芻 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (皺)
皮 covering+ 芻 cut =
皺 wrinkles
皮 Meaning component
pí covering
skin, hide, fur, feather
芻 Phonetic component
cut
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Simplified (皱)
皮 covering+ 刍 mow =
皱 wrinkles
皮 Meaning component
pí covering
skin, hide, fur, feather
刍 Phonetic component
chú mow
mow, cut grass
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Notes
Similar Characters
坡 slope帔 a skirt彼 the other披 drape over the shoulders波 waves玻 glass (front side)疲 fatigued破 break簸 winnower被 quilt跛 lame (iii)铍 Beryllium A Needle Used (simp)陂 embankment頗 quite (trad)颇 lean one side (simp)皰 pimples (trad)皱 creases (simp)皲 chap (simp)皴 chapped皻 blotches
Chinese
皱 / 皺 [zhòu]
to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease
Japanese
皺 、 皴 (rare) しわ 、 シワ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana wrinkle; crease
  2. usually kana ripple
皺 しぼ 、 さび 同音

noun

  1. bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric)
  2. creases in an eboshi hat
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
この服はすぐしわになる。
This dress creases easily.
CHINESE WORDS (17)
皱纹 [zhòu​wén] #10,237
wrinkle
皱眉 [zhòu​méi] #22,569
to frown
褶皱 [zhě​zhòu] #16,079
fold
皱眉头 [zhòu​méi​tóu] #22,710
to scowl
皱巴巴 [zhòu​bā​bā] #27,469
wrinkled
皱褶 [zhòu​zhě] #38,488
creased
皱折 [zhòu​zhé] #48,062
crease
皱摺 [zhòu​zhé] #69,237
see 皺折|皱折[zhòu​zhé]
弄皱 [nòng​zhòu]
to crumple
折皱 [zhé​zhòu]
fold
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JAPANESE WORDS (26)
皺を寄せる [しわをよせる] #10,547
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose)
しわが寄る [しわがよる] #23,339
to wrinkle
皺だらけ [しわだらけ] #33,658
wrinkled
しわ寄せ [しわよせ] #42,100
shifting (the burden) onto
嗄れる [しゃがれる] #42,219
to become hoarse
皺くちゃ [しわくちゃ] #58,150
crumpled
皺を伸ばす [しわをのばす] #64,134
to smooth out
小じわ [こじわ] #72,809
fine wrinkles
笑いジワ [わらいジワ] #92,784
laugh line
皺皺 [しわしわ] #130,932
crumpled
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