凸版

tūbǎn

noun #70,278

Meanings

1 letterpress / relief printing plate
2 raised printing plate (where the inked surface stands above the non-printing area)

Characters

raised / convex

printing plate / edition

Examples

HSK 7-9

传统的凸版印刷已经被胶印取代。

Chuántǒng de tūbǎn yìnshuā yǐjīng bèi jiāoyìn qǔdài.

Traditional letterpress printing has been replaced by offset printing.

HSK 7-9

这本书的封面用了凸版工艺。

Zhè běn shū de fēngmiàn yòng le tūbǎn gōngyì.

The cover of this book uses letterpress technique.

Tips

usage

Pair with its opposites: 凹版 (āobǎn) intaglio / gravure, where the image is recessed; and 平版 (píngbǎn) planographic / offset, where image and non-image are on the same level. 凸版 is the same family as movable type and woodblock printing.

Stroke Order

凸 tū

版 bǎn