蚀
to nibble away at sth; to eat into; to erode
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How 蚀 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
An insect 虫 bite 饣; 饣 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
eat away · Heisig RSH #2521
食 food + 虫 insect
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 蚀
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偷鸡不成蚀把米 | tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ | lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom); fig… |
| 偷鸡不着蚀把米 | tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ | see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3] |
| 白蚀症 | bái shí zhèng | vitiligo |
| 海蚀 | hǎi shí | coastal erosion; marine abrasion |
| 侵蚀作用 | qīn shí zuò yòng | erosion |
| 溶蚀作用 | róng shí zuò yòng | dissolving; erosion by groundwater; corrosion |
| 风蚀 | fēng shí | wind erosion |
| 日蚀 | rì shí | variant of 日食[ri4 shi2] |
| 腐蚀性 | fǔ shí xìng | (lit. and fig.) corrosive; corrosiveness |
| 全蚀 | quán shí | total eclipse |
| 月蚀 | yuè shí | variant of 月食[yue4 shi2] |
| 腐蚀剂 | fǔ shí jì | a corrosive (chemical) |
| 雨蚀 | yǔ shí | rain erosion |
| 冰蚀 | bīng shí | glaciated; eroded by ice |
| 消蚀 | xiāo shí | to corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.) |
| 冲蚀 | chōng shí | to erode; erosion |
| 销蚀 | xiāo shí | (lit. and fig.) to corrode; to erode; to wear away |
| 偏蚀 | piān shí | partial eclipse |
| 磨蚀 | mó shí | erosion; abrasion |
| 耐腐蚀 | nài fǔ shí | proof against corrosion |