皱 (zhòu): to wrinkle, wrinkled, to crease
皱 (zhòu) is a Chinese character meaning “to wrinkle.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 刍 (phonetic) and 皮 (semantic). It ranks #1927 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 皱 skin. Its radical form 皮 (skin) appears in many related characters such as 皮 (pí, leather).
Definitions
- to wrinkle
- wrinkled
- to crease
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皱纹 | zhòu wén | wrinkle |
| 褶皱 | zhě zhòu | fold |
| 皱眉头 | zhòu méi tóu | to scowl |
| 皱眉 | zhòu méi | to frown |
| 皱巴巴 | zhòu bā bā | wrinkled |
| 皱褶 | zhòu zhě | creased |
| 皱起 | zhòu qǐ | to purse |
| 褶皱山系 | zhě zhòu shān xì | fold mountain system (geology) |
| 起皱纹 | qǐ zhòu wén | to shrivel |
| 弄皱 | nòng zhòu | to crumple |
| 褶皱山脉 | zhě zhòu shān mài | fold mountain range (geology) |
| 皱叶欧芹 | zhòu yè ōu qín | curled-leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum) |
| 折皱 | zhé zhòu | fold |
| 皱折 | zhòu zhé | crease |
| 皱缩 | zhòu suō | to wrinkle |
皱 appears in 17 compound words: 59 as the first character, 18 as the last, and 24 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 皱 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
皱字由10笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
zhòu zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "皱" consists of ten strokes and features a remarkably ingenious structure.
十大面霜紧致抗皱选购指南,盘点有哪些效果好?抗老不迷茫!
shí dà miàn shuāng jǐn zhì kàng zhòu xuǎn gòu zhǐ nán , pán diǎn yǒu nǎ xiē xiào guǒ hǎo ? kàng lǎo bù mí máng !
伊能静挑战喝北京豆汁 皱眉苦喊:不行了
yī néng jìng tiāo zhàn hē běi jīng dòu zhī zhòu méi kǔ hǎn : bù háng le
Yi Nengjing challenged to drink Beijing bean juice and frowned and shouted: No way
年轻人膝盖痛就医 竟是过度运动造成“皱襞症候群”
nián qīng rén xī gài tòng jiù yī jìng shì guò dù yùn dòng zào chéng zhòu 襞 zhèng hòu qún
Young people seek medical attention for knee pain and are actually caused by excessive exercise
抗皱祛斑用什么护肤品好?美白最有效的产品榜:...
kàng zhòu 祛 bān yòng shén má hù fū pǐn hǎo ? měi bái zuì yǒu xiào de chǎn pǐn bǎng : . . .
What skin care products are good for anti-wrinkle and freckle removal? The list of the most effective products for whitening:...
你想要知道如何避免皱纹吗？
Nǐ xiǎngyào zhīdào rúhé bìmiǎn zhòuwén ma?
Would you like to know how to prevent getting wrinkles?
他听到那个时，皱起了眉头。
Tā tīngdào nàge shí, zhòuqǐ le méitóu.
On hearing that, he knitted his brow.
她大惊小怪地皱了皱鼻子。
Tā dàjīngxiǎoguài de zhòu le zhòu bízi.
She squeamishly wrinkled her nose.
老太太皱着眉头。
Lǎotàitai zhòu zhe méitóu.
The old woman knitted her brows.
若没有将衣服折起来或是挂在衣架上，会起皱纹。
Ruò méiyǒu jiāng yīfu zhé qǐlai huòshì guà zài yījià shàng, huì qǐzhòuwén.
If you don't fold your clothes or hang them, they will be wrinkled.
Character Family
皮 Radical Family — Characters sharing the skin radical
Related Characters
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