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Chinese symbol for “lash”

皮鞭
pí biān
lash

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lash is 皮鞭 (pí biān), defined as: lash.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

皮 pí
skin, hide, fur, feathers
radical 107 ⽪ · 5 strokes
鞭 biān
whip; to lash, to flog
radical 177 ⾰ · 18 strokes

Other Chinese words for “lash”

WordPinyinMeaning
鞭挞 (鞭撻)biān tàto lash; (fig.) to castigate
鞭打biān dǎto whip; to lash
击打 (擊打)jī dǎto beat; to lash
鞭笞biān chīto flog; to lash
甩动 (甩動)shuǎi dòngto shake; to fling one's arm

Related words

Other words that share a character with 皮鞭.

WordPinyinMeaning
皮肤 (皮膚)pí fūskin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài)
皮革pí géleather; 张 (zhāng)
皮带 (皮帶)pí dàistrap; leather belt
调皮 (調皮)tiáo pínaughty; mischievous
皮鞋pí xiéleather shoes
白皮书 (白皮書)bái pí shūwhite paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation); white book
鞭打biān dǎto whip; to lash
鞭子biān ziwhip; measure word: 根 (gēn)

See also: Japanese symbol for “lash”.

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.