1. 蝕

蝕

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  1. 蝕 is the 2619th most frequent character.
  2. 蝕 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 蝕 appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. 蝕 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
蝕 => 飠, 虫
Radical :
蝕 => 人 (human), 丨 (line), 彐 (pig snout), 乚 (second), 丶 (dot), 丶 (dot), 虫 (insect)
Graphical :
蝕 => 人, 丨, ㇕, 二, 乚, 丶, 丶, 口, 丨, 𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi2 - to nibble/erosion/eclipse

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 蝕 (shi2): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 蝕 (shi2): The component 彐 is pronounced as 'ji4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

侵蚀 (侵蝕)
腐蚀 (腐蝕)

Medium Frequency

海蚀 (海蝕)
磨蚀 (磨蝕)
锈蚀 (銹蝕)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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