róu

tan

To soften  leather  also provides the pronunciation

Components
革 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

leather

柔 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

róu

  

soft, flexible

Evolution

鞣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鞣 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

róu

tan, soften; suede; chamois; tannin; to tan

Most common words with 鞣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

suede

鞣酸

tannin

鞣质

tannin

鞣制

tanning