树皮

樹皮

shùpí

noun #24,066

Measure Word

一块树皮 kuài

Meanings

1 tree bark
2 bark

Characters

skin; peel; hide; outer layer

Examples

熊猫会剥树皮吃里面的嫩层。

Xióngmāo huì bō shùpí chī lǐmiàn de nèn céng.

Pandas peel bark to eat the tender layer inside.

树皮可以用来制作传统药物。

Shùpí kěyǐ yònglái zhìzuò chuántǒng yàowù.

Tree bark can be used to make traditional medicines.

孩子们在树皮上刻了自己的名字。

Háizi men zài shùpí shàng kē le zìjǐ de míngzi.

The children carved their names into the tree bark.

Tips

memory

树 = tree, 皮 = skin/hide/peel. Tree bark is literally the 'skin of the tree' — just as 皮 is used for human skin (皮肤) and fruit peel (橙皮), it applies to the outer layer of a tree.

Stroke Order

树 shù

皮 pí