皮

Pi2
#740 most
frequent character
surname Pi

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

皮 pí shows a hand 又 pulling the hide off an animal, with its horn, body and tail also drawn. That gave the first meaning, skinning an animal or its skin. From there came 'leather' and then 'skin, skin-like'.

Drawn as: a hand; an animal's hide; horn, body, tail

皮 as a component in other characters

meaning3 characters
皱皴皲
sound14 characters
被破波彼坡颇玻疲披簸跛陂铍帔
picture1 character
皻

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