Chinese symbol for “smattering”
略知皮毛
lüè zhī pí máo
slight knowledge of sth; superficial acquaintance with a subject; a smattering
The closest CC-CEDICT match for smattering is 略知皮毛 (lüè zhī pí máo), defined as: slight knowledge of sth; superficial acquaintance with a subject; a smattering.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 略知皮毛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 战略 (戰略) | zhàn lüè | strategy |
| 策略 | cè lüè | strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit |
| 忽略 | hū lüè | to neglect; to overlook; to ignore |
| 侵略 | qīn lüè | to invade; invasion |
| 攻略 | gōng lüè | (literary) to storm and capture; strategy; directions; guide; how-to |
| 侵略者 | qīn lüè zhě | aggressors; invaders |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 知识 (知識) | zhī shi | knowledge; 门 (mén) |
| 皮肤 (皮膚) | pí fū | skin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài) |
| 毛病 | máo bìng | fault; defect |
See also: Japanese symbol for “smattering”.
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.