Chinese symbol for “skin”
皮肤
pí fū
Traditional: 皮膚
skin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for skin is 皮肤 (pí fū), defined as: skin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “skin”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皮 | pí | skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur |
| 肌肤 (肌膚) | jī fū | skin; flesh |
| 肤 (膚) | fū | skin |
| 剥皮 (剝皮) | bāo pí | to skin; to flay; to peel; (fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals |
| 皮子 | pí zi | skin; fur |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 皮肤.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 肌肤 (肌膚) | jī fū | skin; flesh |
| 肤色 (膚色) | fū sè | skin color |
| 肤浅 (膚淺) | fū qiǎn | superficial; shallow |
See also: Japanese symbol for “skin”.
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.