披(pī)

HSK 58 strokes

to drape over one's shoulders

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Character information

Pinyin
pī
Meaning
to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 披 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌皮

To put on 扌 fur 皮; 皮 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu皮pí

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 披 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 披

Common words using 披 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

pī披lù露
HSK 7-9

to reveal

Open 披露 page →
pī披chuí垂

(of clothes, hair etc) to hang down and cover; to flow down

Open 披垂 page →
pī披jīn巾

shawl

Open 披巾 page →
pī披guà挂

to put on a suit of armor; to put on dress; to wear

Open 披挂 page →
dài戴yuè月pī披xīng星

see 披星戴月[pi1 xing1 dai4 yue4]

Open 戴月披星 page →
suǒ所xiàng向pī披mǐ靡

(idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible

Open 所向披靡 page →
pī披xīng星dài带yuè月

variant of 披星戴月[pi1 xing1 dai4 yue4]

Open 披星带月 page →
pī披xīng星dài戴yuè月

to travel or work through night and day

Open 披星戴月 page →

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 披’s common words

露垂巾挂戴月星所

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