褶

zhě

noun #18,900

Meanings

1 pleat
2 crease
3 fold (in fabric or skin)
4 wrinkle

Characters

pleat; crease; fold

Examples

她的裙子上有很多褶。

Tā de qúnzi shàng yǒu hěn duō zhě.

Her skirt has many pleats.

把衣服烫平，不要留褶子。

Bǎ yīfu tàng píng, bùyào liú zhě zi.

Iron the clothes flat — don't leave creases.

Tips

usage

褶 appears in 褶子 (zhě zi, pleat/crease) and 褶皱 (zhězhòu, wrinkle/geological fold). The reading 习 (xí) exists but is archaic, referring to court dress.

Stroke Order

褶 zhě