肤

膚
fū
#1,788 most
frequent character
skin

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

月 flesh is the picture part, and 夫 fū supplies the sound. The first sense was 'skin' or 'epidermis,' and that is still the meaning.

Drawn as: flesh

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Homophones

敷fū
to apply (poweder or ointment)
夫fū
husband, man, manual worker

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