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The character for 'skin', now written in its simplified form as '肤', originates from the traditional character '膚', which etymologically integrated elements conveying a patterned surface and flesh to explicitly denote the body's outer covering. This traditional form underwent structural streamlining, resulting in the contemporary composition '肤', where the body radical '月' semantically anchors it to physical form and the component '夫' offers phonetic indication. While its core meaning pertaining to the dermis has persisted through centuries, the term has concurrently developed extended metaphorical applications, often employed to describe ideas or qualities that are shallow or lacking in profundity.
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她的皮肤很白皙。
我的皮肤需要每天保湿。
这种肥皂不伤害皮肤。
他的肤色被晒成了古铜色。
皮肤是人体最大的器官。
这种肤浅的认识需要改变。
胶原蛋白对皮肤健康很重要。
该项目只触及了问题的肤表，未能深入核心。