shí

Traditional: 蝕

蚀 (shí) is a Chinese word meaning “to nibble away at sth; to eat into; to erode”.

Meanings

  1. 1to nibble away at sth
  2. 2to eat into
  3. 3to erode

Related words

腐蚀corrosion侵蚀to erode腐蚀性(lit. and fig.) corrosive蚀刻to etch锈蚀to rust away海蚀coastal erosion腐蚀剂a corrosive (chemical)侵蚀作用erosion偏蚀partial eclipse偷鸡不成蚀把米lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)全蚀total eclipse冰蚀glaciated

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