兽皮 (shòu pí) — animal skin; hide | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

animal skinhide

Measure word · 张

兽皮，。
Zhè kuài shòu pí fēi cháng jiē shi, kě yǐ yòng lái zuò bāo.
This piece of animal hide is very sturdy and can be used to make bags.
兽皮。
Liè rén bǎ zhè xiē shòu pí mài gěi le shāng rén.
The hunter sold these animal skins to a merchant.
兽皮。
Gǔ dài rén yòng shòu pí zhì zuò yī fu hé xié zi.
Ancient people used animal skins to make clothes and shoes.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

兽 specifies the animal source, while 皮 names the skin or hide.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 獸; 兽 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 獸 combines 單 (hunting weapon) and 犬 (dog) to show hunting; the simplified 兽 is a shorthand.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

皮 shows a hand pulling fur off an animal pelt, with the pelt drawn at the upper left.