肤 (fū) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- skin
- shallow
- superficial
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
肤 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 肤 is ⺼ — meaning meat. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 背膊肚膏胳肯脾脱.
How the character is built
肤 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component ⺼ (flesh) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 夫 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 肤
Tasks Featuring 肤 / 相关任务
Words containing 肤 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 肤 mean in Chinese?
肤 (fū) means skin; shallow, superficial. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 肤 have?
肤 is written in 8 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 肤?
The radical of 肤 is ⺼ (meat). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 背, 膊, 肚, 膏, 胳.
What is the pinyin for 肤?
肤 is pronounced fū.
What HSK 4 words use 肤?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 肤 appears in 1 word, including 皮肤 (pífū). See the full list above.