⽪

skin

pí (pi2)

Radical no. 107 · 5 strokes (第 107 部首 · 5 画 dì 107 bùshǒu · 5 huà)

Radical ⽪ (pí) — meaning: skin, 5 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictographic form in seal script depicting skin or outer covering, with wavy strokes representing the textured surface of skin.

Mnemonic: Horizontal waves and curves form the image of skin with its natural folds and wrinkles.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

7 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 皮pí

    skin; peel; rind; outer layer

    HSK 3

    5 strokes

  • 皱zhòu

    to wrinkle

    HSK 7

    10 strokes

  • 疱pào

    pimple

    10 strokes

  • 皲jūn

    to chap

    11 strokes

  • 皴cūn

    chapped

    12 strokes

  • 皻zhā

    old variant of 齇[zha1]

    16 strokes

  • 皽zhāo

    (literary) dead skin cells on the surface of the skin

    18 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.