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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 蚀

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
蚀 shí - to nibble away at sth
- to eat into
- to erode

List Ranking for: 蚀

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 17,679 15,341 20,858

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 饣 虫

Radical:

饣

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

An insect 虫 bite 饣; 饣 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing 蚀

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
腐蚀 6 7 10,744 11,269 18,890
侵蚀 - - 12,690 12,942 16,729
蚀 - - 17,679 15,341 20,858
腐蚀性 - - 30,915 39,195 60,366
蚀刻 - - 34,520 - -
锈蚀 - - 63,871 44,735 59,758
海蚀 - - 65,361 - -
腐蚀剂 - - 73,374 - -