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Chinese symbol for “creasing”

褶曲
zhě qū
creasing; folding

The closest CC-CEDICT match for creasing is 褶曲 (zhě qū), defined as: creasing; folding.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

褶 zhě
wrinkle, pleat, crease
radical 145 ⾐ · 16 strokes
曲 qū
crooked, bent; wrong, false
radical 73 ⽈ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 褶曲.

WordPinyinMeaning
褶皱 (褶皺)zhě zhòufold; crease; wrinkle; (geology) fold
皱褶 (皺褶)zhòu zhěcreased; wrinkled
百褶裙bǎi zhě qúnpleated skirt
褶子zhě zipleat; fold
菌褶jùn zhělamella (under the cap of a mushroom)
歌曲gē qǔsong
曲线 (曲線)qū xiàncurve; curved line
扭曲niǔ qūto twist; to warp

See also: Japanese symbol for “creasing”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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