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Meaning of 皮
Pinyin
pí
Radical
皮
Strokes
5
Definition
leather / skin / fur
Usage
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皮 [pí]
1. 动植物体表的一层组织。
(A layer of tissue on the surface of animals and plants.)
2. 兽皮或皮毛的制成品。
(Products made from animal hides or furs.)
3. 包在外面的一层东西。
(A layer of material that covers or wraps around something.)
4. 表面。
(Surface.)
5. 薄片状的东西。
(Thin sheets or layers of something.)
6. 韧性大，不松脆。
(Having great toughness, not brittle.)
7. 不老实，淘气。
(Naughty or mischievous.)
8. 指橡胶。
(Refers to rubber.)
9. 姓。
(A surname.)
1. 动植物体表的一层组织：～毛。
(A layer of tissue on the surface of animals and plants: e.g., hair.)
2. 兽皮或皮毛的制成品：裘～。
(Products made from animal hides or furs: e.g., fur coat.)
3. 包在外面的一层东西：封～。书～。
(A layer that covers the outside: e.g., cover of a book.)
4. 表面：地～。
(Surface: e.g., ground surface.)
5. 薄片状的东西：豆腐～。
(Thin sheets: e.g., tofu skin.)
6. 韧性大，不松脆：花生放～了。
(Having great toughness, not brittle: e.g., peanuts have softened.)
7. 不老实，淘气：顽～。
(Naughty: e.g., mischievous child.)
8. 指橡胶：胶～。～球。
(Refers to rubber: e.g., rubber ball.)
9. 姓。
(A surname.)
【本义】:用手剥兽皮
([Original meaning]: To strip animal hides by hand.)
【造字法】:会意。金文字形上面是个口，表示兽的头;一竖表示身体;右边半圆表示已被揭起的皮;右下表手。“皮”是汉字部首之一。
([Character formation]: Pictophonetic. The upper part of the ancient script represents an animal's head; a vertical line represents its body; a semi-circle on the right represents the skin that has been peeled away; the bottom right signifies a hand. "皮" is one of the Chinese character radicals.)
1. 同本义 ([En.] peel)
(Same meaning as the original meaning, to peel.)
2. 酥脆的东西变韧 ([En.] become soft and soggy).
(Crispy things becoming tough or soggy.)
名
1. 兽皮 ([En.] hide)
(Animal hide; with fur referred to as "皮," without fur referred to as "革." It also extends to mean human skin or a layer of tissue on the surface of animals and plants.)
2. 皮毛;皮革 ([En.] fur coat; leather)
(Fur or leather.)
3. 包或围在物体外面的层东西 ([En.] cover)
(A layer that covers or wraps around an object.)
4. 指某些薄片状的东西 ([En.] sheet; film)
(Referring to certain thin sheets of material.)
形
1. 引申为表面的，肤浅的 ([En.] surface; superficial).
(Extended meaning refers to surface-level or superficial.)
2. 顽皮;调皮 ([En.] naughty).
(Mischievous.)
3. 由于受申斥或责罚次数过多而感觉“无所谓”的 ([En.] case-hardened).
(Feeling indifferent due to repeated scolding or punishment.)
4. 用轧棉机把棉子和杂质分离了的 ([En.] ginned).
(Cotton that has been separated from impurities using a gin.)
to brace oneself to do sth / to put a bold face on it / to summon up courage / to force oneself to
skin cast off during molting / exuvium / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell
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Input Method for 皮
Pinyin
pi2
Wubi
hci|bnty
Cangjie
dhe
Zhengma
xi
Four Corner
40247
Unicode
U+76ae
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