cūn
皴
chap; craquelure painting technique
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
3 senses · 8 examplesverb
to chap; to crack (of skin from cold or dryness)
Commonly used to describe chapped lips or hands in winter.
Dōng冬
tiān天
tài太
gān干
le了
，
wǒ我
de的
shǒu手
dōu都
cūn皴
le了
。
It's so dry in winter, my hands are all chapped.
Hái孩
zi子
de的
liǎn脸
bèi被
fēng风
chuī吹
cūn皴
le了
。
The child's face is chapped from the wind.
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Jì记
de得
tú涂
hù护
shǒu手
shuāng霜
，
bù不
rán然
róng容
yì易
cūn皴
。
Remember to apply hand cream, or it's easy to get chapped.
noun
grime; dirt accumulated on the skin
dialectA dialectal usage, often informal.
Tā他
bó脖
zi子
hòu后
miàn面
yī一
bó脖
zi子
cūn皴
。
There's a whole neckful of grime on the back of his neck.
Hái孩
zi子
wán玩
le了
yī一
tiān天
，
shēn身
shàng上
dōu都
shì是
cūn皴
。
The kid played all day and is covered in grime.
verb
to apply cun (texture strokes) in Chinese painting
technicalA specialized term in traditional Chinese painting.
Huà画
shān山
shí石
shí时
，
xiān先
gōu勾
lè勒
lún轮
kuò廓
，
zài再
cūn皴
chū出
wén纹
lǐ理
。
When painting rocks, first outline the shape, then use texture strokes to show the grain.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
de的
shān山
shí石
cūn皴
fǎ法
hěn很
xì细
nì腻
。
The texture stroke technique for the rocks in this painting is very delicate.
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Xué学
xí习
guó国
huà画
，
cūn皴
fǎ法
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
jī基
běn本
gōng功
。
Learning texture stroke techniques is an important basic skill in Chinese painting.