The story of 皺

crease

皺 is composed of 芻(mow) and 皮 (skin, leather). 芻 depicts a hand picking weeds, before picking up the weeds, you must first pinch it into a bunch, so 謅 has the meaning of squeezing. Leather is elastic, it creases when being squeezed.

Vocabulary of 皺

  • 皺紋 (wrinkle)
  • 皺眉 (frown)

Classification

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