Dong Chinese dictionary

pí

skin

Pictograph of a hand (又) peeling off the skin from an animal.

Components

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts an animal with its skin being peeled off.

又 Iconic component

yòu

(hand), again

Depicts a hand.

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

pí

skin, hide, fur, feather; outer; leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhāng]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty

Pí

surname Pi

Most common words with 皮

Component uses

Meaning component in 7 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 15 characters (3 verified)

Sources