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皮 (pí): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 皮

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 皮

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3.

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4.

How to Use 皮

Skin, leather, or related material

Refers to skin, leather, or similar outer covering material.

皮鞋 • pí xié • leather shoes • HSK 3

HSK 3

5.

Example Sentences

Gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

de的

cǎo草

pí皮

hěn

Information

Pinyinpí

Meaningskin, hide, leather, outer covering

Strokes5

Radical皮

Traditional皮

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#935

Zhuyinㄆㄧˊ

UnicodeU+76AE

CangjieDHE

pí皮

xié鞋

leather shoes

皮肤 • pí fū • skin • HSK 4

HSK 4

pí皮

fū肤

skin

皮革 • pí gé • leather; hide • HSK 6

HSK 6

pí皮

gé革

leather; hide

Naughty or mischievous character

Describes a person, especially a child, who is playful and disobedient.

调皮 • tiáo pí • naughty; mischievous • HSK 5

HSK 5

tiáo调

pí皮

naughty; mischievous

顽皮 • wán pí • naughty • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wán顽

pí皮

naughty

很

lǜ绿

。

The turf in the park is very green.

tā她

de的

pí皮

fū肤

hěn很

guāng光

huá滑

。

Her skin is very smooth.

zhè这

gè个

bāo包

shì是

zhēn真

pí皮

de的

。

This bag is made of genuine leather.

zhè这

ge个

hái孩

zi子

hěn很

tiáo调

pí皮

。

This child is very naughty.

zhè这

zhǒng种

dòng动

wù物

de的

pí皮

hěn很

hòu厚

。

This animal's hide is very thick.

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琵píguitar-like instrument
痞pǐdyspepsia, spleen infection
毗píhelp, assist; connect, adjoin
霹pīthunder, crashing thunder
癖pǐcraving, weakness for; indigestion
坯pīdam, embankment; weir

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Characters with radical "皮".

皱zhòuwrinkles; creases

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