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肤 fū skin

skin; shallow; superficial

How to remember 肤: 月 meat + 夫 husband = skin. The meat sizzles on the grill while her husband stands in the sun without sunscreen, and by evening he has bright red skin.

  • 1,790. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 8 strokes
  • Radical 肉

Component breakdown

肤 = 月 meat + 夫 husband

  • 月 meat
  • 夫 husband
    • 二 two
    • 人 person
The Gushi story

The meat sizzles on the grill while her husband stands in the sun without sunscreen, and by evening he has bright red skin.

How it is used

  • Bound; skin. Chiefly 皮肤 (pífū) - skin: 皮肤很好 (pífū hěn hǎo) has good skin.
  • 肤 also carries "surface/shallow": 肤浅 (fūqiǎn) = superficial/shallow (of thinking): 见解肤浅 (jiànjiě fūqiǎn) shallow views.
  • 肌肤 (jīfū) is the more literary word for skin, common in cosmetics copy.

Words with 肤

Example sentences

  • 她的面部皮肤很好。 Tā de miànbù pífū hěn hǎo.She has a wonderful facial complexion.