蚀刻 (shí kè) — etching
Definition
蚀刻 (shíkè) refers specifically to the etching process/technique — making a design on metal or other hard surface with acid or a tool — rather than the finished print itself. In art and printing contexts it functions as both the method and the field.
noun
etching
Examples
- 蚀刻。Zhè fú huà shì yòng shí kè jì shù zhì zuò de.This painting was made using etching techniques.
- 蚀刻，。Tā shàn cháng tóng bǎn shí kè, zuò pǐn fēi cháng jīng xì.He is skilled in copperplate etching, and his works are very detailed.
- 蚀刻。shí kè Shì yì zhǒng gǔ lǎo de yìn shuā gōng yì.Etching is an ancient printing technique.
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