肤 (fū): skin
肤 (fū) is a Chinese character meaning “skin.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (semantic) and 夫 (phonetic). It ranks #1773 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 肤 flesh. Its radical form 月 (moon) appears in many related characters such as 月 (yuè, moon, month), 有 (yǒu, to have), 朋 (péng, friend).
Definitions
- skin
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 肤
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肤色noun | fū sè | skin color |
| 肤浅adjective | fū qiǎn | superficial |
| 肌肤noun | jī fū | skin |
| 皮肤科noun | pí fū kē | dermatology |
| 皮肤病noun | pí fū bìng | skin disease |
| 体无完肤phrase | tǐ wú wán fū | lit. cuts and bruises all over (idiom) |
| 皮肤癌noun | pí fū ái | skin cancer |
| 切肤之痛 | qiè fū zhī tòng | keenly felt pain |
| 体肤 | tǐ fū | skin |
| 亲肤 | qīn fū | skin-friendly |
| 护肤verb | hù fū | skincare |
| 柔肤水 | róu fū shuǐ | skin toner |
| 蓝肤木 | lán fū mù | sumac (Rhus coriaria), east Mediterranean deciduous shrub with fruit used as spice |
| 爽肤水noun | shuǎng fū shuǐ | toner (cosmetics) |
| 润肤露noun | rùn fū lù | body lotion |
肤 appears in 22 compound words: 9 as the first character, 27 as the last, and 64 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 肤 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
冬天皮肤干燥，需要经常使用保湿霜来滋润。
Dōngtiān pífū gānzào, xūyào jīngcháng shǐyòng bǎoshī shuāng lái zīrùn.
Skin is dry in winter; moisturizing cream needs to be used regularly.
...砂糖橘吃成贵州本地人?真相揭秘:这种黄皮肤要警惕!
. . . shā táng jú chī chéng guì zhōu běn dì rén ? zhēn xiāng jiē mì : zhè zhǒng huáng pí fū yāo jǐng tì !
... Sugar oranges eat Guizhou locals? The truth is revealed: be wary of this yellow skin!
挑战恐怖片极限尺度!《墓乃伊》皮肤指甲扭曲变形 骇人模样曝光
tiāo zhàn kǒng bù piàn jí xiàn chǐ dù ! mù nǎi yī pí fū zhǐ jiǎ niǔ qū biàn xíng hài rén mó yàng pù guāng
Challenge the limits of horror movies! "Tomb Nai" skin and nails are twisted and deformed, and the terrifying appearance is exposed
...小五郎”前肢伤口深难痊愈 专业兽医移植皮肤手术终康复
. . . xiǎo wǔ láng qián zhī shāng kǒu shēn nán 痊 yù zhuān yè shòu yī yí zhí pí fū shǒu shù zhōng kāng fù
... Kogoro: "The forelimb wound is deep and difficult to heal, and the professional veterinarian finally recovers from skin transplant surgery
抗皱祛斑用什么护肤品好?美白最有效的产品榜:淡斑祛..
kàng zhòu 祛 bān yòng shén má hù fū pǐn hǎo ? měi bái zuì yǒu xiào de chǎn pǐn bǎng dàn bān 祛 . .
Anti-wrinkle spots with what skin care products good? Whitening the most effective products list: light spot removal ...
科学内调成美肤新刚需,肌原光以“产学研”硬实力登陆..
kē xué nèi diào chéng měi fū xīn gāng xū , jī yuán guāng yǐ chǎn xué yán yìng shí lì dēng lù . .
Scientific internal adjustment has become a new demand for skin beauty, Myogen Light with "production, research and learning" hard power to land...
紫外线可导致皮肤癌。
Zǐwàixiàn kě dǎozhì pífū'ái.
Ultraviolet rays can cause skin cancer.
熬夜是皮肤的大敌。
áoyè shì pífū de dà dí.
Staying up late is terrible for your skin.
我因为化妆品皮肤过敏了。
Wǒ yīnwèi huàzhuāngpǐn pífū guòmǐn le.
I got a makeup-induced rash.
在他的文章中总是有太多肤浅的桥段。
Zài tā de wénzhāng zhōng zǒngshì yǒu tài duō fūqiǎn de qiáoduàn.
There was always too much superfluous writing in his essays.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (flesh) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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