皱 zhòu
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 皮 — skin, hide, fur, feathers
- Made of
- 刍 to mow, to cut grass 皮 skin, hide, fur, feathers
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
皱
zhòu
to wrinkle; wrinkle; crease
Character
Example phrases
- 他听完审计报告后眉头一皱，显然意识到账目问题比预想更严重。 Tā tīng wán shěnjì bàogào hòu méitóu yì zhòu, xiǎnrán yìshí dào zhàngmù wèntí bǐ yùxiǎng gèng yánzhòng. After hearing the audit report, his brow wrinkled, clearly realising that the accounting problems were more serious than expected.
- 这件衣服洗完后皱得厉害，得熨一下才能穿。 Zhè jiàn yīfu xǐ wán hòu zhòu de lìhai, děi yùn yíxià cáinéng chuān. This shirt got badly wrinkled after washing; it has to be ironed before I can wear it.
- 他皱着眉头想了很久，才答应了我们的计划。 Tā zhòuzhe méitóu xiǎngle hěn jiǔ, cái dāyingle wǒmen de jìhuà. He frowned and thought for a long time before agreeing to our plan.
Related words
- 皱纹 zhòuwén wrinkle; crease lines
- 蕴藏 yùncáng to contain; to hold in store
- 糟粕 zāopò dross; useless residue
- 渣 zhā residue; dross; scum
- 液晶 yèjīng liquid crystal; LCD
- 细腻 xìnì delicate; exquisite; subtle
- 稀 xī thin; sparse; rare
- 缩水 suōshuǐ to shrink; to be reduced
- 透气 tòuqì be breathable; allow air through
- 质地 zhìdì texture; quality of material
- 纤维 xiānwéi fibre; fiber
- 锡纸 xīzhǐ tin foil; aluminium foil