蚀
shí
to nibble away at sth
to eat into; to erode
insect (虫) + eat (饣) = nibble and erode
Insects and worms are nature's great eroders, gnawing through wood, crops, and stone over time. The food radical anchors the idea of consuming, making this character literally about creatures that eat their way through something.
酸雨会慢慢蚀掉建筑物表面的石头。
suān yǔ huì màn màn shí diào jiàn zhù wù biǎo miàn de shí tou。
acid rain will slowly eat away at the stone surface of buildings.
河水长年冲刷，把岸边的土地一点一点蚀去了。
hé shuǐ cháng nián chōng shuā，bǎ àn biān de tǔ dì yī diǎn yī diǎn shí qù le。
the river's year-long erosion has gradually eaten away at the land along the bank.
Words with 蚀
销蚀
xiāo shí
to corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.)
锈蚀
xiù shí
to rust away
雨蚀
yǔ shí
rain erosion
风蚀
fēng shí
wind erosion
侵蚀
qīn shí
to erode
侵蚀作用
qīn shí zuò yòng
erosion
偏蚀
piān shí
partial eclipse
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)
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]
全蚀
quán shí
total eclipse
蚀刻
shí kè
to etch
冰蚀
bīng shí
glaciated