Chinese symbol for “bast”
韧皮
rèn pí
Traditional: 韌皮
(botany) bast; phloem
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bast is 韧皮 (rèn pí), defined as: (botany) bast; phloem.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 韧皮.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坚韧 (堅韌) | jiān rèn | tough and durable; tenacious |
| 韧性 (韌性) | rèn xìng | toughness |
| 韧带 (韌帶) | rèn dài | ligament |
| 柔韧 (柔韌) | róu rèn | pliable and tough; supple and strong |
| 强韧 (強韌) | qiáng rèn | resilient; tough and strong |
| 坚韧不拔 (堅韌不拔) | jiān rèn bù bá | firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding |
| 皮肤 (皮膚) | pí fū | skin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài) |
| 皮革 | pí gé | leather; 张 (zhāng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bast”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.