皮

pi

skin, hide

outer covering

皮革 leather; 皮肤 skin; 苹果皮 apple peel; 地皮 land surface

衤

yi

被

bei

quilt, blanket;

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If you wear clothes (衤) made with animals skins (皮), you look like you are swathed in a blanket; the dead animal was stripped of its skin BY the human beings.

The subject that appears in front of “被” is a recipient of the action that follows

石

shi

stone, rock

under a cliff there is a block of stone

破

po

to break, to split

to defeat

破敌 to crush the enemy; 破阵 to break enemy formations;

破例 to make an exception (lit. break the rule);  破碎 shattered;

 破解 to crack/decode e.g., passwords;  破纪录 break a record

a stone (石) goes through an animal skin splitting it

圭

gui

(jade) tablet; Kei

two 土 (meaning "earth" or "soil") characters stacked vertically. This structure symbolizes something precious (like jade) emerging from the earth; this is a decoration of sorts that the king's subjects held whenever in his presence

鞋

xie

shoes;

footwear in general

鞋店 "shoe store"

穿小鞋 "to make life hard for someone," lit. "to wear tight shoes"

Officers and servants who are given the insignia tablet (圭) from the king could wear leather (革) shoes