老茧 (lǎojiǎn): callus

Measure Word

一块老茧 kuài

他手上长满了老茧，是多年劳动留下的痕迹。

Tā shǒushàng zhǎngmǎn le lǎojiǎn, shì duōnián láodòng liúxià de hénjì.

His hands were covered in calluses, marks left by years of hard labor.

吉他手的指尖都磨出了老茧。

Jítā shǒu de zhǐjiān dōu mó chū le lǎojiǎn.

The guitarist's fingertips had all developed calluses.

memory

Think of 老茧 as skin that has 'grown old' (老) from repeated friction — just as repeated pressure turns fresh skin into something tough and weathered.

老 lǎo

茧 jiǎn