zhòu

to wrinkle

wrinkled; to crease

skin (皮) + sound cue (刍) = wrinkled skin

皮 is the semantic core, grounding the character in skin or hide — the very surface that wrinkles. 刍 contributes the sound zhòu and does not carry meaning here.

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着眉头,好像在想一件难事。

tā zhòu zhe méi tou,hǎo xiàng zài xiǎng yī jiàn nán shì。

He was furrowing his brows, as if thinking about something difficult.

这件衬衫放在包里太久了,全都了。

zhè jiàn chèn shān fàng zài bāo lǐ tài jiǔ le,quán dōu zhòu le。

This shirt was in the bag too long and got completely wrinkled.

Words with 皱

弄皱

nòng zhòu

to crumple

折皱

zhé zhòu

fold; crease; wrinkle

皱巴巴

zhòu bā bā

wrinkled

皱折

zhòu zhé

crease

皱摺

zhòu zhé

variant of 皺折|皱折[zhou4 zhe2]

皱眉

zhòu méi

to frown

皱眉头

zhòu méi tóu

to scowl

皱纹

zhòu wén

wrinkle

皱缩

zhòu suō

to wrinkle

皱叶欧芹

zhòu yè ōu qín

curled-leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

皱褶

zhòu zhě

creased

皱起

zhòu qǐ

to purse

More characters with 刍