披

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to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

To put on 扌 fur 皮; 皮 also provides the pronunciation

Components 扌皮

drape over the shoulders · Heisig RSH #1961

fingers + 皮 covering

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
披头四乐团	Pī tóu sì Yuè tuán	the Beatles
披头散发	pī tóu sàn fà	with dishevelled hair (idiom); with one's hair down
披星带月	pī xīng dài yuè	variant of 披星戴月[pi1 xing1 dai4 yue4]
披头士	Pī tóu shì	the Beatles (music band)
戴月披星	dài yuè pī xīng	see 披星戴月[pi1 xing1 dai4 yue4]
披星戴月	pī xīng dài yuè	to travel or work through night and day; to toil away for long hours
身披羽毛	shēn pī yǔ máo	feathered
披风	pī fēng	cloak; cape
披红	pī hóng	to drape sb in red silk as a sign of honor
披麻带孝	pī má dài xiào	variant of 披麻戴孝[pi1 ma2 dai4 xiao4]
重披战袍	chóng pī zhàn páo	(fig.) to re-enter the fray; to return to a field of activity after a period of absence
披甲	pī jiǎ	to don armor
雨披	yǔ pī	rain poncho; rain cape
披萨	pī sà	(loanword) pizza
披索	pī suǒ	(Tw) (loanword) peso (monetary unit)
披沙拣金	pī shā jiǎn jīn	(lit.) to sort the gold from the sand (idiom); (fig.) to separate the wheat from the chaff
披露	pī lù	to reveal; to publish; to make public; to announce
所向披靡	suǒ xiàng pī mǐ	(idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible
昭披耶河	Zhāo pī yé Hé	Chao Phraya River, the main river of Thailand
昌披	chāng pī	variant of 猖披[chang1 pi1]