肌肤

jīfū · HSK 7

skin

🧴 肌 flesh + 肤 skin = the soft flesh-skin covering you

肌 means muscle or flesh and 肤 means skin; together 肌肤 is the skin-and-flesh surface of the body, often used for soft, smooth skin. Sound jīfū starts like the je in jelly plus foo.

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