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蚀

shí
to nibble away at sth · to eat into
Radical: 虫 Strokes: 9
Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common
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Character Decomposition
蚀=饣+虫
Etymology
An insect 虫 bite 饣; 饣 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
to nibble away at sth
to eat into
to erode
shí
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Words with 蚀 64 total
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