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Chinese symbol for “leather”

皮革
pí gé
leather; 张 (zhāng)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for leather is 皮革 (pí gé), defined as: leather; 张 (zhāng).

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
革 gé
leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
radical 177 ⾰ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “leather”

WordPinyinMeaning
皮pískin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur
革géanimal hide; leather
牛皮niú pícowhide; leather
鞹kuòleather

Related words

Other words that share a character with 皮革.

WordPinyinMeaning
皮肤 (皮膚)pí fūskin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài)
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
革命gé mìngto withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution
改革gǎi géreform; measure word: 次 (cì), 种 (zhǒng), 项 (xiàng)
变革 (變革)biàn géto transform; to change

See also: Japanese symbol for “leather”.

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.

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