褶皱
zhě​zhòu

crease

褶 zhě, xí, dié pleat

Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 習 represents the sound.

Components

衤
衤 Meaning component
yī clothes

衤 is a component form of 衣.

習
習 Sound component
xí to practice

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔljob
l'ɯːb
ljub
ɦljub

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

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

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