褶
2 readings · tap one to hear it
pleat; crease; Taiwan pr. [zhe2]
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 衣 +11
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 褶
- Common rank
- #2,974
- Unicode
- U+8936
Sound it out + = · + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 褶 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
衤 meaning “cloth” + 習 sound
Components 衤 習
Words with 褶
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 包子有肉不在褶上 | a book is not judged by its cover (idiom) | |
| 褶子了 | to make a mess of sth; to bungle; to mismanage | |
| 褶皱山系 | fold mountain system (geology) | |
| 褶子 | pleat; fold; crease; wrinkle | |
| 褶皱山脉 | fold mountain range (geology) | |
| 百褶裙 | pleated skirt | |
| 褶曲 | creasing; folding | |
| 菌褶 | lamella (under the cap of a mushroom) | |
| 皱褶 | creased; wrinkled; fold; crease | |
| 褶皱 | fold; crease; wrinkle; (geology) fold | |
| 绉褶 | variant of 皺褶|皱褶[zhou4 zhe3] |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 習 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 習 sound part | — | to study, to practice; habit |
| 熠 | bright, sparkling |