皮 · pí

skin; hide

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#107

Kangxi

5

Strokes

#81

Frequency

Visual hint

An animal being skinned: a peeling hand and the hide — evoking the outer layer covering the inner.

Suggests skin, peel, outer covering, or the act of stripping away.

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皮

3 examples

皮

pí

skin; leather; peel/rind

HSK 3

破

pò

broken; damaged; to break

HSK 3

波

bō

wave

HSK 4

Skin/peel radical. Found in 皮 (skin/leather), 破 (broken/damaged), 波 (wave).

A hand peeling animal hide: the outer layer separating from the flesh — leather, fruit rind, all outer coverings.

What radical is this: 皮?