Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Skin (pí) Zhan Kangxi stroke count: 18 Page 792, Entry 17 Pronounced zhan (dipping tone). Broad Rhymes of Guangyun (Guangyun): To separate. Broad Rhymes of Guangyun (Guangyun): Loose skin. Also refers to the thin skin on the surface of flesh. Book of Rites (Liji), Inner Chapters: After washing hands, rub them to remove the thin layer of skin. Also pronounced zhan (rising tone). Also pronounced zhao. The meaning is the same. Also pronounced dan (dipping tone). Refers to a skin disease on the face. In the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is considered the same. The common simplified form is written as such.