皮 Stroke Order — How to Write 皮

Stroke Order

皮 is written in 5 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 皮, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

皮 Radical and Character Components

Partial breakdown of 皮:攴

皮 is a pictograph. A hand using a tool 攴 to strip the hide from a carcass.

Radical: 皮 + 0 more strokes

皮 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 皮 in Chinese

pí皮

The outer covering or skin of an animal or plant; hide, fur, peel.

冬天，熊的皮毛变得更厚了，以抵御寒冷。

In winter, the bear's fur becomes thicker to resist the cold.

A processed product made from animal skin or fur, such as fur clothing or fur items.

这件皮草大衣摸起来非常柔软。

This fur coat feels incredibly soft to the touch.

The outer layer or covering of an object, like a book cover or an envelope cover.

请把旧书的皮换掉。

Please replace the cover of the old book.

Surface; the outermost layer, often referring to a piece of ground or land.

这块地皮是用来盖房子的。

This piece of land is for building houses.

A thin, sheet-like thing, often referring to a food product like tofu skin.

凉拌豆腐皮是道很受欢迎的家常菜。

Cold dressed tofu skin is a very popular home-style dish.

tough, not crispy (referring to food that has lost its crispiness, often due to staleness)

饼干放皮了，不好吃了。

The cookies have gone soft and tough, they don't taste good anymore.

Naughty; mischievous; disobedient.

他小时候很皮，经常爬树掏鸟窝。

He was very mischievous when he was little, often climbing trees to get bird nests.

Refers to rubber or rubber-like material, as in 'rubber ball' or 'rubber sheet'.

孩子们在公园里踢皮球。

The children are playing with a rubber ball in the park.

Common Words and Phrases with 皮

pí皮ǎo袄

A fur-lined jacket.

冬天奶奶总爱穿她那件暖和的皮袄。

In winter, Grandma always loves to wear her warm fur-lined jacket.

pí皮bǎn板

The fleshy layer or a thin, tough membrane immediately beneath the skin, often composed of superficial fascia and some fatty tissue; also known as 'fell'.

制作传统腊肉时，保留完整的皮板有助于肉品风味的凝聚和保存。

When making traditional cured pork, retaining the intact panniculus helps in concentrating the meat's flavor and preserving it.

pí皮bǎn板ér儿

hide of fur lining

检查皮草的质量，不仅要看毛色，还要摸摸皮板儿是否厚实有弹性。

To check the quality of fur, one must not only look at the color of the fur, but also feel if the skin backing is thick and elastic.

pí皮bāo包

A leather bag, often a briefcase or portfolio.

她买了一个新皮包来搭配她的新衣服。

She bought a new leather bag to match her new dress.

pí皮bāo包gōng公sī司

A shell company or briefcase company that lacks capital, physical assets, or staff, operating primarily through documents and contracts to engage in speculative trading without handling actual goods.

那家所谓的贸易公司实际上是一家皮包公司，根本没有自己的货源和仓库。

That so-called trading company is actually a shell company, without its own supply of goods or a warehouse.

pí皮biān鞭

a whip made of leather

驯兽师用皮鞭指挥狮子跳过火圈。

The animal trainer used a leather whip to direct the lion to jump through the fire hoop.

pí皮chǐ尺

tape measure

裁缝用皮尺量了顾客的腰围。

The tailor used a tape measure to measure the customer's waist.

pí皮dài带

A belt, typically made of leather, or generally a drive belt.

这条裤子需要系一条皮带才能合身。

These trousers need a belt to fit properly.

pí皮dài袋

A leather bag or pouch, sometimes used metaphorically to refer to the human or animal body.

他从皮袋里掏出一枚硬币。

He took a coin out of the leather pouch.

pí皮dàn蛋

Pídàn, also known as preserved egg or century egg, is a Chinese preserved duck, chicken or quail egg product. It is made by curing the egg in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime, and rice hulls for several weeks to several months.