肤 meaning and stroke order
Skin; shallow, superficial
How to write 肤, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 肤
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- skin
How 肤 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Flesh.
⺼ gives the meaning and 夫 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺼ (meat), shared by 176 characters on this site.
How to remember 肤
The left part ⺼ means flesh, and 夫 (fū) gives the sound. Picture the flesh of a man 夫 covered by his skin, read fū just like 夫.
肤 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese. It appears in words like 皮肤 (pífū) skin, 肤色 (fūsè) skin color, and 肤浅 (fūqiǎn) superficial. Example: 她的皮肤很好。(Tā de pífū hěn hǎo.) Her skin is very good.
Common mistake: Learners often write the right side as 天 (tiān) instead of 夫, but in 夫 the top stroke pokes through the vertical line. Also keep the tone flat as first tone fū, not fú or fǔ.
Common words with 肤
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
肤 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 肤
How many strokes are in 肤?
肤 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 肤 mean?
肤 (fū) means skin; shallow, superficial. A common word with it is 皮肤 (pífū), meaning "skin".
How do you pronounce 肤?
肤 is pronounced fū, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 肤?
The radical of 肤 is ⺼, which carries the idea of "meat". Dictionaries list 肤 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 肤?
The traditional form of 肤 is 膚. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 肤 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 肤 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 肤 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
What is the difference between 皮肤 and 肌肤?
皮肤 (pífū) is the everyday word for skin, used in daily talk and skincare. 肌肤 (jīfū) sounds more literary or poetic and is common in advertising and writing.
How is 肤浅 used to describe people?
肤浅 (fūqiǎn) means shallow or superficial, like only skin deep. You can say 他的看法很肤浅 (Tā de kànfǎ hěn fūqiǎn), His views are very shallow. It is a criticism, so use it carefully.