皺

See also: 皱

Translingual

Han character

皺 (radical 107 皮+10, 15 strokes, cangjie input 心山木竹水 (PUDHE), four-corner 2444₇)

1. wrinkles, creases, folds

References

• KangXi: page 791, character 46
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22899
• Dae Jaweon: page 1207, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2757, character 17
• Unihan data for U+76BA

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Cantonese

Hanzi

皺 (simplified 皱, Jyutping zau3, Yale jau3)

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Japanese

Kanji

皺

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

• On: すう (sū), しゅう (shū)
• Kun: さび (sabi), しぼ (shibo), しわ (shiwa)

Etymology 1

Origins unclear. Possibly related to 錆 (sabi, “rust, oxidation”), from the way the surface of something changes.

Noun

皺 (hiragana さび, romaji sabi)

1. a pattern of cracks and wrinkles on the surface of an 烏帽子 (eboshi, “traditional Japanese formal black hat”) formed as the black lacquer dries

Derived terms

• 皺烏帽子 (さびえぼし, sabi eboshi)

Etymology 2

Probably from stem /shiwo/ of verb /shiworu/ → /shioru/ (萎る, 撓る: to make something wither and wrinkle).

Noun

皺 (hiragana しぼ, romaji shibo)

1. a pattern of cracks and wrinkles on the surface of an 烏帽子 (eboshi, “traditional Japanese formal black hat”) formed as the black lacquer dries
2. a pattern of puckers and bulges in a cloth, caused by the warp and woof of the material
3. a similar pattern of puckers and bulges formed on the surface of paper or leather

Etymology 3

Probably from stem /shiwa/ of verb /shiwaru/ (撓る: to sag, as something elastic that has lost its bounce).

Noun

皺 (hiragana しぼ, romaji shibo)

1. wrinkles in skin, paper, cloth, or some other surface
2. ripples on the surface of water
3. a pattern of cracks and wrinkles on the surface of an 烏帽子 (eboshi, “traditional Japanese formal black hat”) formed as the black lacquer dries

Idioms

• 皺伸ぶ (shiwa nobu), 皺が伸びる (shiwa ga nobiru): to become light-hearted in old age
• 皺を伸ばす (shiwa o nobasu): to relax, to take a breather, to let it all hang out; to smooth out wrinkles, such as by ironing

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Korean

Hanja

皺 (chu) (hangeul 추, revised chu, McCune-Reischauer ch'u, Yale chwu)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

皺 (simplified 皱, Pinyin zhòu (zhou4), Wade-Giles chou⁴), zhou1

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Vietnamese

Han character

皺 (trứu, nhíu, sô)