皱 meaning and stroke order
To wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease
How to write 皱, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 皱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to wrinkle
- wrinkled
- to crease
How 皱 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Skin.
皮 gives the meaning and 刍 hints at the sound.
Radical: 皮 (skin), shared by 7 characters on this site.
How to remember 皱
皱 is pictophonetic: 皮 (pí, skin) on the right gives the meaning, and 刍 (chú) on the left hints at the sound. Picture skin that has folded up into lines, and you have wrinkles.
皱 works as a verb meaning to wrinkle or crease, and it also describes things that are wrinkled. It often appears in 皱纹 (zhòuwén, wrinkle) and in the phrase 皱眉头 (zhòu méitóu, to frown). Example: 他皱了皱眉头。(Tā zhòu le zhòu méitóu.) He frowned a little.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes swap the sides and write 皮 on the left, or confuse 皱 with 破 (pò, broken), which also contains 皮. Also note the tone is fourth tone zhòu, not the third tone zhǒu.
Common words with 皱
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 皱纹 | zhòuwén | wrinkle |
皱 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 皱
How many strokes are in 皱?
皱 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 皱 mean?
皱 (zhòu) means to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease. A common word with it is 皱纹 (zhòuwén), meaning "wrinkle".
How do you pronounce 皱?
皱 is pronounced zhòu, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 皱?
The radical of 皱 is 皮, which carries the idea of "skin". Dictionaries list 皱 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 皱?
The traditional form of 皱 is 皺. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 皱 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 皱 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 皱 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say a shirt is wrinkled in Chinese?
You can say 衣服皱了 (yīfu zhòu le), meaning the clothes got wrinkled. To say something is very wrinkled, use 皱巴巴的 (zhòubābā de).
What is the difference between 皱 and 皱纹?
皱 is a single character that is usually a verb or describes something as wrinkled. 皱纹 (zhòuwén) is a noun for the actual wrinkle lines, especially on the face, as in 脸上有皱纹 (liǎn shang yǒu zhòuwén).