皮 (pí) — skin, hide, leather; the outer surface, peel

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皮 character · TOCFL 2 (est.)

皮＝又＋厂

ㄆㄧˊ · pí

noun — skin, hide, leather; the outer surface, peel

字源 FORM — what the parts do

又義a handthe hand at the bottom, doing the stripping

厂形the hide being pulled backrendered bare — the upper part, the skin coming off

A hand (又) stripping the hide off an animal — the skin pulled back and away. From the pulled-off hide: skin and leather (皮膚、皮革), then the peel of fruit (果皮), then any outer surface (表皮). 皮 itself heads a sound series: 波、破、被、披、彼.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

手（又）抓住一角，往下一撕——整張皮就掀下來了。

A hand (又) grips one corner and pulls down — the whole hide peels away.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)獸皮、皮革— animal hide; leather

→皮膚— skin常用

⇒果皮、表皮— peel; outer surface

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension