肤 (fū) - skin & superficial

肤Tone 1

fū ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 月

枫惠

肤 · fū

skin;

superficial;

shallow

skinsuperficialshallow

Usage highlights

skinsuperficialskin careskin diseaseskin colorskin texture

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • She has sensitive skin (皮肤).
  • This is just a superficial understanding (肤浅的理解).
  • The wound only affected the skin layer (皮肤层).
  • Apply cream to the skin (皮肤).

Collocations

  • skin(皮肤)
  • superficial(肤浅)
  • skin care(护肤)
  • skin disease(皮肤病)
  • skin color(肤色)
  • skin texture(肤质)

Idioms

  • Superficial and shallow(肤浅)
  • Body and skin — referring to one's physical being(身体发肤)
  • Skin-deep knowledge(肤学)
  • Not even touching the skin — completely missing the point(不切肤)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, skin is considered the outermost layer of the body's defense system.
  • The character appears in idioms warning against superficial understanding or shallow knowledge.
  • Historically derived from the concept of the body's surface and external appearance.

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