皱缩
zhòu​suō

shrivel

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

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

缩 suō contract Simplified

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

宿
宿 Sound component
sù, xiǔ lodge, sleep overnight

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

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

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

縮 suō contract Traditional

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

thread

宿
宿 Sound component
sù, xiǔ lodge, sleep overnight

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsrjuwk[s]rukshrink
Zhengzhangsruɡ
Unicodeshriuk

說文解字

亂也。从糸宿聲。一曰蹴也。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)