皮(pí): surname Pi
HSK 35 strokes
surname Pi
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- pí
- Meaning
- surname Pi
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 皮 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
⿸？攴A hand using a tool 攴 to strip the hide from a carcass
A drawing of the thing it names.
Made of
Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.
How to write 皮 step by step
5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 皮
Common words using 皮 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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