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Chinese symbol for “crumpled”

皱巴巴
zhòu bā bā
Traditional: 皺巴巴
wrinkled; crumpled; unironed

The closest CC-CEDICT match for crumpled is 皱巴巴 (zhòu bā bā), defined as: wrinkled; crumpled; unironed.

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

皱 zhòu
wrinkles, creases, folds
radical 107 ⽪ · 10 strokes
巴 bā
to desire, to wish for
radical 49 ⼰ · 4 strokes
巴
巴 bā
to desire, to wish for
radical 49 ⼰ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “crumpled”

WordPinyinMeaning
挼ruá(dialect) (of paper or cloth) wrinkled; crumpled; (dialect) (of clothes) worn out

Related words

Other words that share a character with 皱巴巴.

WordPinyinMeaning
皱纹 (皺紋)zhòu wénwrinkle; measure word: 道 (dào)
褶皱 (褶皺)zhě zhòufold; crease; wrinkle; (geology) fold
皱眉 (皺眉)zhòu méito frown; to knit one's brow
皱眉头 (皺眉頭)zhòu méi tóuto scowl; to knit the brows
皱褶 (皺褶)zhòu zhěcreased; wrinkled
巴士bā shìbus (loanword); motor coach
鸡巴 (雞巴)jī badick; penis (vulgar)
嘴巴zuǐ bamouth (张 (zhāng)); slap in the face
尾巴wěi batail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]

See also: Japanese symbol for “crumpled”.

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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