Radical 皮 – Skin

Pinyin: pí
Strokes: 5 strokes
Variants: None

Meaning

Skin, hide, pelt, bark

Memory tipA hand peeling off an animal hide. Characters with 皮 relate to skin, surfaces and peel: 皮 (skin), 皱 (wrinkle – shrinking skin). It also gives the sound in 被 (quilt), 破 (break), 疲 (tired), 波 (wave).

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Radical 皮 – Skin

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