蚀刻

蝕刻
shíkè
verb #34,520

Meanings

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

Examples

Tā yòng suānyè zài jīnshǔ bǎn shàng shíkè tú'àn.
He uses acid to etch patterns onto the metal plate.
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 fǔshí, corrosion) and means 'to carve'. Together: 'corrode-carve' — exactly what acid does to a metal plate.

Stroke Order

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