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Chinese symbol for “pucker”

皱起
zhòu qǐ
Traditional: 皺起
to purse; to pucker (up)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pucker is 皱起 (zhòu qǐ), defined as: to purse; to pucker (up).

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
起 qǐ
to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
radical 156 ⾛ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 皱起.

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
皱巴巴 (皺巴巴)zhòu bā bāwrinkled; crumpled
起来 (起來)qǐ laito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
一起yī qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)

See also: Japanese symbol for “pucker”.

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.