胼 (pián): (in 胼胝) a callus, thick hard sk…

Meanings

多年农活使他手脚长满胼胝。

Duōnián nónghuó shǐ tā shǒujiǎo zhǎng mǎn piánzhī.

Years of farm work left thick calluses on his hands and feet.

胼手胝足的劳动者创造了文明。

Piánshǒuzhīzú de láodòngzhě chuàngzào le wénmíng.

Working hands hardened with calluses built every civilization.

usage

胼 only appears with 胝 in 胼胝 ('calluses') and the set phrase 胼手胝足 ('hands and feet hardened by toil'), praising hard physical labor.

radical

⺼ ròu

flesh; body part

The left side is the flesh radical ⺼ (a body form of 肉), not the moon. A callus is hardened skin on the body, so it belongs under 'flesh'.

phonetic

并 bìng

side by side; to merge

并 gives the sound, shifted from bìng to pián. Its idea of layers pressed together loosely fits skin thickened and built up into a callus.

胼 pián