Chinese Word: 蝕 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蝕 (Simplified: 蚀)HSK 6

Pinyin: shí

English Definition: to nibble away at sth; to eat into; to erode

Chinese Definition:
①损伤，亏缺：侵蚀。腐蚀。蠹蚀。蚀本。
②同“食”。

Antonyms: 赚

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 虫

Ideographic:An insect 虫 bite 飠; 飠 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 飳

1		gè zhǒng 各种 suān lèi 酸类 qīn shí 侵蚀 jīn shǔ 金属。 Acids erode (or eat into) metals.
2		yóu yú 由于 tǔ di 土地 shòu dào 受到 qīn shí 侵蚀， zāi qū 灾区 xù mù yè 畜牧业 zāo shòu 遭受 le 了 sǔn shī 损失。 Due to land erosion, the livestock industry in the disaster area has suffered losses.
3		bǎ 把 ròu 肉 fàng zài 放在 yáng guāng 阳光 xià 下 pù shài 曝晒， jiù 就 néng 能 fáng zhǐ 防止 bèi 被 chóng zi 虫子 qīn shí 侵蚀。 To prevent the meat from being infested by bugs, expose it to the sun.

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