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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Pí | Pi2
English translation
surname Pi
leather
skin
fur
CL: zhāng
> Zhāng [zhāng]
pico- (one trillionth)
naughty
skin, hide, fur, feathers

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Number of strokes

5

Radical frequency

94

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A hand using a tool  to strip the hide from a carcass

Etymology of

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿸?

Explanation

Pictograph of a hand ( yòu ) peeling off the skin from an animal.

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脸皮 liǎn pí zhēn hòu !

Of all the gall ! ie What impudence!

他们 tā men cuàn Guò 边界 biānjiè shǎng de 村镇 cūn zhèn , 剥人头皮 tóu pí ,一家 yī jiā 一家人 yī jiā rén 杀死 shā sǐ .

Slipping past the frontier towns, they were scalping and killing whole families.

yòng 锋利 fēnglì de Dāo xiāo 厚厚的果皮 guǒ pí .

She pared off the thick peel with a sharp knife.

de 工作 gōngzuò shì xiāo 马铃薯 mǎ líng shǔ .

His job was to peel potatoes.

měi Nián 冬天 dōng tiān 头皮屑 tóu pí xiè dōu 困扰 kùn rǎo zhāo .

Every winter he has a problem with dandruff in his hair.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
skin
皮肤 pífū skin皮膚
皮带 pí dài strap皮帶
眼皮 yǎn pí eyelid眼皮 yǎn pí
皮鞋 píxié leather shoes皮鞋 píxié
皮质 pí zhì cortex皮質
调皮 tiáopí naughty調皮
真皮 zhēn pí dermis (layer within the skin containing sense of touch)真皮 zhēn pí
皮革 pígé leather皮革 pígé
上皮 shàng pí epithelium上皮 shàng pí
牛皮 niú pí cowhide牛皮 niú pí
皮包 pí bāo handbag皮包 pí bāo
内皮 nèi pí (med.) endothelium內皮
皮球 pí qiú ball (made of rubber, leather etc)皮球 pí qiú
头皮 tóu pí scalp頭皮
表皮 biǎo pí epidermis表皮 biǎo pí
鸡皮疙瘩 jī pí gē da goose pimples雞皮疙瘩
肚皮 dù pí belly肚皮 dù pí
橡皮 xiàngpí rubber橡皮 xiàngpí
皮疹 pí zhěn a rash皮疹 pí zhěn
嬉皮士 xī pí shì hippie (loanword)嬉皮士 xī pí shì
皮毛 pí máo fur皮毛 pí máo
毛皮 máo pí fur毛皮 máo pí
皮下 pí xià under the skin皮下 pí xià

Decomposition & Compounds

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Compounds

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    • bèi , , , , , , , zhòu , , , , , cūn , jūn , pèi , , zhā , zhǎn , , bēi , , , , , , , , , pào , , , , , , , zhòu , , , , , , , , , , , bèi , , ,
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