皮质

皮質

pízhì

noun #19,418

Meanings

1 cortex
2 cerebral cortex
3 leather texture

Characters

quality; substance

Examples

大脑皮质控制着高级思维活动。

Dànǎo pízhì kòngzhì zhe gāojí sīwéi huódòng.

The cerebral cortex controls higher cognitive functions.

这个沙发是皮质的，手感很好。

Zhège shāfā shì pízhì de, shǒugǎn hěn hǎo.

This sofa is leather-textured and feels great.

Tips

usage

皮质 has two distinct uses: in medicine/biology it means 'cortex' (as in 大脑皮质), while in everyday language it describes leather material or texture (as in 皮质沙发).

Stroke Order

皮 pí

质 zhì