皮
pí
leather
surname Pi; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty
a picture of 皮 → a hand stripping hide from a carcass
The ancient form shows a hand wielding a tool to peel hide from an animal carcass. That act of stripping gave the character its core meaning: the outer layer, the skin.
这个孩子很皮，总是不听话。
zhè ge hái zi hěn pí，zǒng shì bù tīng huà。
This child is very naughty and never listens.
冬天到了，他买了一件皮大衣。
dōng tiān dào le，tā mǎi le yī jiàn pí dà yī。
Winter arrived, and he bought a leather overcoat.
Words with 皮
板皮
bǎn pí
slab
白皮杉醇
bái pí shān chún
piceatannol C14H12O4
重眼皮
chóng yǎn pí
double eyelid
重眼皮儿
chóng yǎn pí r
double eyelid
钱皮
qián pí
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920-2016), president of Italy 1999-2006
铁皮
tiě pí
galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)
间皮瘤
jiān pí liú
mesothelioma (medicine)
阿皮亚
ā pí yà
Apia, capital of the Independent State of Samoa
陈皮
chén pí
dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine)
雅皮
yǎ pí
(loanword) yuppie
雅皮士
yǎ pí shì
yuppie (loanword)
双眼皮
shuāng yǎn pí
double eyelid