皱
zhòu HSK7

wrinkles

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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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