橡皮
Old HSK 4
橡皮 (xiàngpí) · eraser
橡皮 (xiàngpí) means “eraser; rubber”. It is written with 2 characters: 橡 (chestnut oak) + 皮 (skin). It is an old HSK 4 word (HSK 2.0).
How 橡皮 is built
The characters
橡 xiàng · chestnut oak
What 橡 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 象xiàng — elephant
- ⺈ — top shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 豕shǐ — pig
皮 pí · skin
What 皮 is made of
- 攴pū — to rap
Origin hint: A hand using a tool 攴 to strip the hide from a carcass (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我能借一下你的橡皮吗？Wǒ néng jiè yīxià nǐ de xiàngpí ma?Can I borrow your eraser?
写错了就用橡皮擦掉。Xiě cuò le jiù yòng xiàngpí cādiào.If you make a mistake, rub it out with an eraser.
Questions about 橡皮
What does 橡皮 mean?
橡皮 (xiàngpí) means “eraser; rubber”.
How do you pronounce 橡皮?
橡皮 is pronounced xiàngpí.
Which HSK level is 橡皮?
橡皮 is in Old HSK 4.
Related words
Learn 橡皮 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.