皱纹
zhòu​wén

wrinkle

皱 zhòu wrinkles Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 皮 represents the meaning and 刍 represents the sound. Simplified form of 皺.

Components

皮
皮 Meaning component
pí skin
刍
刍 Sound component
chú, zōu mow, cut grass

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纹 wén line Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 文 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紋.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

文
文 Sound component
wén writing

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皺 zhòu wrinkles Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 皮 represents the meaning and 芻 represents the sound.

Components

皮
皮 Meaning component
pí skin
芻
芻 Sound component
mow, cut grass

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsrjuwH[ts]ˤro-swrinkles
Zhengzhangʔsrus
Unicodejriòu

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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

紋 wén line Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 文 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

文
文 Sound component
wén writing

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmɯn
Unicodemiən

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang