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  *皮* | 皮* | *皮
skin; peel; rind; outer layer / leather; hide; fur / cover; wrapping; outer covering / (of food) no longer crisp; soggy / (coll.) naughty; mischievous / pico- (10⁻¹²)
HSK 3
steamed bun with sweetened bean paste filling / (Tw) beancurd skin sheet folded into a small square packet shape then dried
HSK 5
to apply a skin-smoothing effect (in photo editing) / to smooth the skin (cosmetic procedure)
(of skin etc) smooth; satiny; delicate / (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed; subtle; exquisite; meticulous
HSK 7-9
lit. to shed skin, drop flesh / to work as hard as possible / to work one's butt off
boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli)
snow skin mooncake (with a soft casing which is not baked, instead of the traditional baked pastry casing)
(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid / (of skin, mouth etc) dry / (fig.) dull; dry; boring / (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure
HSK 7-9
(of food, skin, hair etc) silky; smooth / (fig.) smooth; effortless; seamless
fellmonger / a dealer who works with animal hides and skins
lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) / fig. trivial (matter)
skin toner
skin / flesh / fig. close physical relationship
HSK 7-9
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  *霜* | 霜* | *霜
frost / white powder or cream spread over a surface / frosting / (skin) cream
HSK 7-9
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  *淹* | 淹* | *淹
to flood / to submerge / to drown / to irritate the skin (of liquids) / to delay
HSK 7-9
outer skin / carapace
to skin; to flay; to peel / (fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals / also pr. [bo1pi2]
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom) / there's more than one way to skin a cat
outer skin / envelope / cover / (legal) seal
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  *筋* | 筋* | *筋
muscle / tendon / veins visible under the skin / sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)
HSK 7-9
lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom) / fig. invulnerable / untouchable / thick-skinned / impervious to criticism
"Ms Perfect" (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang)
(coll.) handbag; purse / (Tw) (coll.) bag one carries (e.g. shoulder bag or backpack) / (coll.) small bump on the skin (pimple, mosquito bite etc)
skin disease; skin condition; dermatosis
skin-friendly
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  *剥* | 剥* | *剥
to peel / to skin / to shell / to shuck
HSK 7-9
to peel / to remove the skin / to tare
stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin)
fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge
(medicine) skin test
to whiten (the skin or teeth)
to nourish one's skin / to maintain a youthful appearance
animal skin / hide
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
dry and rough (skin) / hoarse (voice) / dry and heavy (style)
physical pain / lit. skin and flesh suffer
dark / gray / (of skin) lightly pigmented
flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub
thin-skinned / sensitive
skin / fur
body fat, esp. the layer of fat under the skin (used in reference to humans, animals or meat)
crispy skin (of food)
skin / covering
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  *扒* | 扒* | *扒
to peel / to skin / to tear / to pull down / to cling to (sth on which one is climbing) / to dig
HSK 7-9
miliaria (type of skin disease) / prickly heat / sweat rash
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *肤* | 肤* | *肤
skin
to prep a patient's skin prior to surgery (shaving hair, cleansing etc)
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  *蜕* | 蜕* | *蜕
skin cast off during molting / exuvia / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell
color (of one's skin, a sign of good health) / red of cheeks
(of skin) satiny
(of dry soil etc) to crack; (of skin) to chap
startled / to frighten / scared out of one's skin
form of therapeutic massage, mainly for children, in which a roll of skin is squeezed, working from the base of the spine to the neck (TCM)
Pond's (brand of skin care products)
swelling or lump on skin; pimple / knot; lump / preoccupation; problem
under the skin / subcutaneous (injection)
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  *羯* | 羯* | *羯
ram, esp. gelded / to castrate / deer's skin
dark spot or blotch on the skin
to flay / to skin / (fig.) to exploit / to take advantage of
pineapple bun, a sweet bun popular esp. in Hong Kong (typically does not contain pineapple – the name comes from the rough top crust which resembles pineapple skin)
skin cast off during molting / exuvium / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell
real (people) / living (artist) / while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)
to peel / to strip / to peel off / to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc)
cupping glass / fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin) / ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics)
outer skin / surface / leather cover (of a book) / drum skin / leather upper (of a shoe)
mound; hillock / welt (on the skin); ridge (on the road surface etc)
diving / esp. skin diving
lupus (skin disease)
sore; skin ulcer
(of skin) fair and clear
to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather / to talk incessant nonsense / blah blah
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 老趼
melanoma (type of skin cancer)
to skim / lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水) / skin-deep
Nivea, skin and body care brand
pork skin
tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu)
(med.) endothelium / thin skin on the inside of some fruits (e.g. oranges)
to graft skin / skin grafting
(of paint etc) to peel off; to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience
favus of the scalp (skin disease)
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  *剥* | 剥* | *剥
to peel / to skin / to flay / to shuck
brazen / shameless / impudent / cheek / thick-skinned
plum with bright red skin
pruritus / itchy skin
(of skin etc) fair / delicate
skin cancer
skin color
mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape / to survive by the skin of one's teeth
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *螫* | 螫* | *螫
(of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite / (of an irritant) to make (one's eyes or skin) sting
precious fur obtained from skin of raccoon dog after removing hard bristle
favus of the scalp (skin disease)
to crack / cracked / fissured / creviced / (of skin) chapped
freediving; skin diving
Nivea, skin and body care brand
texture (of skin, surface etc)
sunburn spots (on skin)
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  *疮* | 疮* | *疮
sore / skin ulcer
self-respect of old person / face / thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism) / brazen

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