Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease

Chinese: 起皱、不平。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zhou” becomes a different word in each tone. 皱 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 皱纹zhòu wénwrinkle
  • 皱起zhòu qǐto purse; to pucker (up)
  • 弄皱nòng zhòuto crumple
  • 折皱zhé zhòufold; crease; wrinkle
  • 皱折zhòu zhécrease; fold; ripple; lap

Example Sentence

这件衣服皱巴巴的,要熨一熨。Zhè jiàn yī fu zhòu bā bā de, yào yùn yi yùn.This piece of clothing is wrinkled; it needs ironing.

Zhèthisjiànitem衣服yī fuclothes皱巴巴zhòu bā bāwrinkleddeofyàoto wantyùnan ironyioneyùnan iron