皲裂

皸裂
jūnliè
verb #72,700

Meanings

  1. 1 to become chapped (of skin)
  2. 2 chapped skin

Examples

HSK 5
Tā de shǒu dòng de jūnliè le.
His hands were so cold that they chapped.
HSK 6
Hánlěng gānzào de tiānqì róngyi dǎozhì shǒuzú jūnliè.
Cold, dry weather easily leads to chapped hands and feet.

Tips

usage
Formal and medical: the word on ointment labels and in doctors' notes (手足皲裂, chapped hands and feet). 皴裂 means the same and sounds more everyday, and plain speech just says the skin is 干裂. The word is also written 龟裂, with 龟 in a rare reading.
memory
皲 takes its sound from 军 (army) and its meaning from 皮 (skin).

Stroke Order

皲 jūn
裂 liè