皺

Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) wrinkle; crease; fold
 * 2) to wrinkle; to crease
 * 1) to wrinkle; to crease
 * 1) to wrinkle; to crease

Etymology 1
Origins unclear. Possibly related to, from the way the surface of something changes.

Noun

 * 1) a pattern of cracks and wrinkles on the surface of an  formed as the black lacquer dries

Etymology 2
Probably from stem shiwo of classical verb shiworu, modern shioru (, : “to make something loosen, to make something wither and wrinkle”). Probably cognate with shiwa below.

Noun

 * 1) a pattern of cracks and wrinkles on the surface of an  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 (: “to sag, as something elastic that has lost its bounce”). Probably cognate with shibo above.

Noun

 * 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  formed as the black lacquer dries

Idioms

 * , : “one's wrinkles slacken” → to become light-hearted in old age
 * : “to slacken one's wrinkles” → to relax, to take a breather, to let it all hang out; to smooth out wrinkles, such as by ironing