懂中文 Dong Chinese

蚀

shí

nibble away

An insect 虫 bite 饣; 饣 also provides the pronunciation

Components
饣 sound,meaning component

饣  Sound Meaning component

shí

  

eat

虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

Evolution

蚀 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
蚀 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
蚀 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

蚀 (蝕) 

shí

nibble away; erode; eclipse; to nibble away at sth; to eat into; to erode

Most common words with 蚀
Freq.
Word
Meaning

腐蚀

corrosion

侵蚀

to erode

蚀

to erode

锈蚀

rust

蚀刻

to etch