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

HSK 2

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.

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

Tips

memory

树 = tree, 皮 = skin/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