Sentence #1575784 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 皮肤 is built
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皮pískin; peel; rind; outer layer
皮 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
肤fūskin
⺼meat form of 肉 · ròuMeaning part
夫man · fūSound part
⺼ hints at the meaning (meat); 夫 (fū) hints at the sound. Compare it with fū.
How to write 皮肤
皮 5 strokes · 肤 8 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 皮肤 (pífū). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
Say it pífū: pí with a 2nd tone, then fū with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 皮肤 is written 皮膚. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 层 (céng) or 块 (kuài). For example, one skin is 一层皮肤 (yì céng pífū).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type pifu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 皮肤 from the suggestions. Typing pifu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
皮肤 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
皮pí2nd tone, rising
肤fū1st tone, high and level
