皮革
Old HSK 6
皮革 (pígé) · leather
皮革 (pígé) means “leather; hide”. It is written with 2 characters: 皮 (skin) + 革 (leather). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 皮革 is built
The characters
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)
革 gé · leather
What 革 is made of
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
这个包是用皮革做的。Zhège bāo shì yòng pígé zuò de.This bag is made of leather.
这家工厂生产皮革制品。Zhè jiā gōngchǎng shēngchǎn pígé zhìpǐn.This factory makes leather goods.
Questions about 皮革
What does 皮革 mean?
皮革 (pígé) means “leather; hide”.
How do you pronounce 皮革?
皮革 is pronounced pígé.
Which HSK level is 皮革?
皮革 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 皮包píbāohandbag
- 调皮tiáopínaughty
- 皮鞋píxiéleather shoes
- 皮肤pífūskin
- 橡皮xiàngpíeraser
- 皮pískin
- 改革gǎigéreform
- 革命gémìngrevolution
Learn 皮革 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 135: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.