胼 (pián) · a callus, thick hard skin on the hands or feet…

Meanings

1 a callus, thick hard skin on the hands or feet from hard labor

Characters

胼

pián

callus

Examples

HSK 6

胼手胝足的劳动者创造了文明。

Piánshǒu-zhīzú de láodòngzhě chuàngzào le wénmíng.

Working hands hardened with calluses built every civilization.

HSK 7-9

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.

Tips

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.

Components

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.

Stroke Order

胼 pián

Related Words

胼手胝足 piánshǒu-zhīzú

calluses on hands and feet from hard labor / to work one's fingers to the bone

手脚 shǒujiǎo HSK 7-9 #5,666

hands and feet / underhanded tricks; secret manipulation

劳 láo #6,101

to toil; to work hard / labor; work / laborer; worker

肤色 fūsè #6,114

skin color / complexion / skin tone

努力 nǔlì HSK 3 #528

to work hard / hard-working / effort

拧 níng HSK 7-9 #6,943

to pinch and twist (someone's skin) / to wring hard

捧 pěng HSK 6 #8,521

to hold in both hands; to cup in one's palms / to praise; to flatter / measure word for what can be held in both hands

皮肤 pífū HSK 4 #2,168

skin (of a person) / complexion

皮 pí HSK 6 #1,314

skin; leather / peel; rind; surface / naughty; mischievous

挨 ái HSK 7-9 #5,027

to suffer; to endure (something unpleasant) / to pull through; to drag out (hard times) / to delay; to stall; to dawdle