rub, fold, print (on cloth)
摺 centers on pressing and moving a surface against another: rubbing, folding by creasing, or printing on cloth by pressing a pattern onto it.
摺 combines 扌 (hand) with 習, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of repeated action. The character expresses rubbing or folding by hand, and later printing on cloth by pressing.
A hand 扌 beside 習 (learn, practice) suggests repeated hand movements: rubbing, folding, or pressing patterns onto cloth through practiced motion.
For ショウ, imagine folding a show program: show -> ショウ, and your hands crease the paper neatly.
to drag in; to pull in
clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
printing (on paper) with stencils
woodblock printing done with black ink only; woodblock print made with black ink only
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
Chinese spiranthis (Spiranthes sinensis var. amoena)
method of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves (or flowers, etc.) placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials
coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner
sliding or moving along a smooth surface with continuous contact on that surface
woodblock printer
folded book
impressed (glued) gold or silver foil on traditional Japanese fabric
wood lath
thin, sleeveless overgarment worn by pilgrims
hulling rice
tassets (on a suit of armor, armour); vegetable dye
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
skirting board (in a Japanese-style room); baseboard
door sill; threshold plate