What does 皮 mean in Chinese?

皮 (pí) means "leather; skin; fur; pico- (one trillionth); naughty" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 3 word.

How do you pronounce 皮?

皮 is pronounced "pí" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What words contain the character 皮?

Common words with 皮 include 上皮 (epithelium), 丹皮 (the root bark of the peony tree), 仿皮 (imitation leather), 俏皮 (smart), 内皮 ((med.) endothelium).

How do you write 皮?

You can practice writing 皮 using our stroke order tool.

皮 (pí), leather

皮

pí

leather; skin; fur; pico- (one trillionth)

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Character Breakdown

Radical: 皮 (no. 107)

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Definitions

(classifier) leather
skin
fur
pico- (one trillionth)
naughty

Classifier: 张 (zhāng)

Example Sentences

这个包是皮的。

Zhège bāo shì pí de

This bag is made of leather

Words Containing 皮

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
上皮	shàng pí	epithelium
丹皮	dān pí	the root bark of the peony tree
仿皮	fǎng pí	imitation leather
俏皮	qiào pi	smart
内皮	nèi pí	(med.) endothelium
一肚皮	yī dù pí	bellyful (of sth)
俏皮话	qiào pi huà	witticism
假种皮	jiǎ zhǒng pí	aril (botany)
凹朴皮	āo pò pí	bark of tulip tree (TCM)
刮皮刀	guā pí dāo	peeler

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Related Words

皮面(pí miàn)· outer skin

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仿皮(fǎng pí)· imitation leather

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八音(bā yīn)· music

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吉莫(jí mò)· (old) name of a kind of leather

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 3.0: Level 3

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皮

pí