Chinese symbol for “peel”
扒
bā
to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down
The closest CC-CEDICT match for peel is 扒 (bā), defined as: to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig.
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 “peel”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 剥 (剝) | bāo | to peel; to skin |
| 剥 (剝) | bō | to peel; to skin |
| 剥离 (剝離) | bō lí | to peel; to strip |
| 皮 | pí | skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur |
| 果皮 | guǒ pí | (fruit) peel |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 扒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扒开 (扒開) | bā kāi | to pry open or apart; to spread (sth) open with both hands |
| 扒皮 | bā pí | to flay; to skin |
| 扒手 | pá shǒu | pickpocket |
| 吃里扒外 (吃裡扒外) | chī lǐ pá wài | (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds |
| 扒窃 (扒竊) | pá qiè | to steal; to pick pockets |
| 牛扒 | niú pá | (dialect) beef steak |
See also: Japanese symbol for “peel”.
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.