鞣制

鞣製

róuzhì

verb

Meanings

HSK 7-9

生皮要经过鞣制才能变成皮革。

Shēngpí yào jīngguò róuzhì cái néng biànchéng pígé.

Raw hide has to be tanned before it becomes leather.

HSK 7-9

过去人们常用树皮里的单宁来鞣制兽皮。

Guòqù rénmen cháng yòng shùpí lǐ de dānníng lái róuzhì shòupí.

In the past people often tanned animal hides with tannin from tree bark.

memory

鞣 is 革 'leather' plus 柔 'soft', which also gives the sound: tanning turns stiff raw hide into soft, lasting leather.

鞣 róu

制 zhì