옻나무에서 채취한 생칠은 회백색의 유상액이며 단맛과 떫은맛이 나고 공기와 접촉하면 색깔이 점차 짙어져 갈색을 띤다.
The sap collected from the lacquer tree is a grayish-white oil with a sweet and bitter taste. Its color gradually turns darker and eventually become brown when it comes into contact air.