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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *皮* | 皮* | *皮
leather / skin / fur / CL: 張|张 / pico- (one trillionth) / naughty
HSK 3
HSK 5
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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
skin / flesh / fig. close physical relationship
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
(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
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  *剥* | 剥* | *剥
to peel / to skin / to shell / to shuck
HSK 7-9
(of skin etc) smooth; satiny; delicate / (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed; subtle; exquisite; meticulous
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *筋* | 筋* | *筋
muscle / tendon / veins visible under the skin / sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)
HSK 7-9
skin and flesh / superficial / physical (suffering) / bodily
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
swelling or lump on skin; pimple / knot; lump / preoccupation; problem
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *皙* | 皙* | *皙
(literary) fair-skinned; of light complexion
painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)
Hazeline, Unilever range of skin care products
to whiten (the skin or teeth)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *筠* | 筠* | *筠
skin of bamboo
outer skin / carapace
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  *疮* | 疮* | *疮
sore / skin ulcer
color (of one's skin, a sign of good health) / red of cheeks
physical pain / lit. skin and flesh suffer
texture (of skin, surface etc)
a burn (tissue damage from heat, chemicals etc) / to burn (the skin etc) / (fig.) (of anger, jealousy etc) to hurt (sb)
boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli)
to peel / to remove the skin / to tare
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 老趼
under the skin / subcutaneous (injection)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *肤* | 肤* | *肤
skin
dark spot or blotch on the skin
lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom) / fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance / braggart
snake skin
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *剥* | 剥* | *剥
to peel / to skin / to flay / to shuck
outer skin / envelope / cover / (legal) seal
(of skin etc) fair / delicate
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蜕* | 蜕* | *蜕
skin cast off during molting / exuvia / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell
(of skin) fair and clear
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  *癞* | 癞* | *癞
scabies / skin disease
dumpling skin / piecrust
precious fur obtained from skin of raccoon dog after removing hard bristle
to skim / lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水) / skin-deep
lupus (skin disease)
flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub
(of dry soil etc) to crack; (of skin) to chap
skin / fur
skin color
to flay / to skin / (fig.) to exploit / to take advantage of
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *胪* | 胪* | *胪
belly / skin / to state / to pass on information / to display
animal skin / hide
(of complexion or skin) fair and clear
crispy skin (of food)
lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) / fig. trivial (matter)
(of skin) satiny
to skin; to flay; to peel / (fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals / also pr. [bo1pi2]
Nivea, skin and body care brand
self-respect of old person / face / thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism) / brazen
mound; hillock / welt (on the skin); ridge (on the road surface etc)
coal / charcoal / (of skin) darkly pigmented / charcoal (color) / bituminous coal (mining)
skin / covering
pork skin
skin cast off during molting / exuvium / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell
to crack / cracked / fissured / creviced / (of skin) chapped
thick-skinned / brazen
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *箬* | 箬* | *箬
(bamboo) / skin of bamboo
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *苠* | 苠* | *苠
multitude / skin of bamboo
to nourish one's skin / to maintain a youthful appearance
dry and rough (skin) / hoarse (voice) / dry and heavy (style)
(of lips, skin etc) to chap
Nivea, skin and body care brand
to graft skin / skin grafting
sore; skin ulcer
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 趼子
outer skin / surface / leather cover (of a book) / drum skin / leather upper (of a shoe)
numbed / insensitive / apathetic / thick-skinned
diving / esp. skin diving
pityriasis versicolor (aka tinea versicolor), blotchy skin condition common in tropical areas, common name 汗斑
skin-deep / superficial / shallow
to be all skin and bones (idiom) / also written 皮包骨
soft skin and tender flesh (idiom) / smooth-skinned
stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin)
miliaria (type of skin disease) / prickly heat / sweat rash
mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape / to survive by the skin of one's teeth
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瘯* | 瘯* | *瘯
(skin disease)
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
favus of the scalp (skin disease)
double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *癍* | 癍* | *癍
abnormal pigment deposit on the skin
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瘢* | 瘢* | *瘢
mark / scar on the skin
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *筎* | 筎* | *筎
thin outside skin of bamboo
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *皽* | 皽* | *皽
(literary) dead skin cells on the surface of the skin / Taiwan pr. [zhan3]
favus of the scalp (skin disease)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *疕* | 疕* | *疕
facial skin disease / mange
Pond's (brand of skin care products)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *腠* | 腠* | *腠
the tissue between the skin and the flesh
skin-deep; superficial; shallow
Chinese skullcap resembling the skin of half a watermelon
(of food, skin, hair etc) silky; smooth / (fig.) smooth; effortless; seamless
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *皻* | 皻* | *皻
chapped skin
the cutin skin of a horse's hoof / horseshoe
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on the feet)

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