Chinese symbol for “rind”
皮
pí
skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering; (of food) no longer crisp; soggy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rind is 皮 (pí), defined as: skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering; (of food) no longer crisp; soggy; (coll.) naughty; mischievous; pico- (10⁻¹²).
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 皮.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皮肤 (皮膚) | pí fū | skin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài) |
| 皮革 | pí gé | leather; 张 (zhāng) |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rind”.
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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