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鞣

róu

Character

What 鞣 means

1. suede
2. chamois
3. tannin
4. to tan

Words starting with 鞣

• 鞣制róu zhìto tan (leather); tanning
• 鞣质róu zhìtannin
• 鞣酸róu suāntannic acid; tannin

Characters built on 柔

These share the phonetic component 柔 (róu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 揉róuto knead; to massage; to rub
• 蹂róutrample
• 糅róumix

Characters that look like 鞣

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 檬méngused in 柠檬
• 朦méngused in 朦胧
• 蹬dēngto step on; to tread on; to put on; to wear (shoes, trousers etc); (slang) to dump (sb)
• 蹊qīused in 蹊跷; Taiwan pr. xī
• 臊sàoshame; bashfulness; to shame
• 镦dūnupsetting (forged pieces)

Sounds the same

Read róu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 柔soft; flexible; supple
• 揉to knead; to massage; to rub
• 蹂trample
• 糅mix
• 禸trample
• 葇Elsholtria paltrini
• 腬greasy (Cantonese)
• 𫐓wheel band
• 韖tan, soften
• 厹to trample