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
Other Chinese words for “leather”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皮 | pí | skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur |
| 革 | gé | animal hide; leather |
| 牛皮 | niú pí | cowhide; leather |
| 鞹 | kuò | leather |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 皮革.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皮肤 (皮膚) | pí fū | skin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài) |
| 皮带 (皮帶) | pí dài | strap; leather belt |
| 调皮 (調皮) | tiáo pí | naughty; mischievous |
| 皮鞋 | pí xié | leather shoes |
| 白皮书 (白皮書) | bái pí shū | white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation); white book |
| 革命 | gé mìng | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution |
| 改革 | gǎi gé | reform; measure word: 次 (cì), 种 (zhǒng), 项 (xiàng) |
| 变革 (變革) | biàn gé | to 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.