Chinese Character 蚀 Meanings and components.

Form

蚀

Meaning

蚀 meaning[3] in English

To Nibble Away At Sth.

To Eat Into.

To Erode.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 蚀 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'to eat' or … (饣) , and lower form of … (虫)

Its radical[1] is: 虫 (chong2) which means: Lower Form Of Animal Life, Including Insects, Insect Larvae, Worms And Similar Creatures, Cl:條|条[Tiao2],隻|只[Zhi1], (Fig.) Person With A Particular Undesirable Characteristic, .虫chong2lower form …

In cangjie it is written with NVLMI

How to write 蚀

To write蚀shi2to nibble … you should write a combination of 饣shi2'to eat' … , 虫chong2lower form … arranged in a 吅 shape:

饣 + 虫 = 蚀

蚀 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 蚀 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 蚀, looks as follow:

蚀
Pinyin:shi2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Nibble Away At Sth . To Eat Into . To Erode
饣
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: 'To Eat' Or 'Food' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 184)
虫
Pinyin:chong2
Meaning[3]: Lower Form Of Animal Life, Including Insects, Insect Larvae, Worms And Similar Creatures . Cl:條|条[Tiao2],隻|只[Zhi1] . (Fig.) Person With A Particular Undesirable Characteristic

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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