蚀刻

蝕刻
shíkè
verb #34,520

Meanings

  1. 1 to etch (with acid)
  2. 2 etching (artistic technique or industrial process)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā yòng suānyè zài jīnshǔ bǎn shàng shíkè tú'àn.
He uses acid to etch patterns onto the metal plate.
HSK 7-9
Bàndǎotǐ zhìzào líbukāi shíkè gōngyì.
Semiconductor manufacturing relies on etching processes.

Tips

culture
蚀刻 spans two worlds: the fine-art printmaking technique perfected by Rembrandt and Goya, and the industrial process at the heart of modern chip manufacturing - every microchip is built layer by layer using photolithography and 蚀刻. The same word, two completely different industries.
memory
means 'to corrode/erode' (as in 腐蚀, corrosion) and means 'to carve'. Together: 'corrode-carve' - exactly what acid does to a metal plate.

Stroke Order

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