皱
皺zhòu
#1,951 most
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to wrinkle, wrinkled, to crease
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
皱 zhòu uses 皮 skin as the meaning part; 刍 chú is the sound part, though the link is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant wrinkles on the face, then wrinkles in general or to wrinkle.
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