蚀 (shí) — to erode; to corrode (used in compounds like 腐蚀, 侵蚀); to eclipse (used in 日蚀, 月蚀); to sustain a loss; to lose capital (used in 蚀本)
Definition
A bound morpheme (not used alone) that appears in compounds meaning erode (腐蚀, 侵蚀), eclipse (日蚀, 月蚀), or lose capital (蚀本).
bound form
to erodeto corrode (used in compounds like 腐蚀, 侵蚀)to eclipse (used in 日蚀, 月蚀)to sustain a lossto lose capital (used in 蚀本)
Examples
- 。Jīn shǔ cháng shí jiān bào lù zài kōng qì zhōng huì fǔ shí.Metal exposed to air for a long time will corrode.
- 蚀。Jīn nián yǒu yí cì rì shí.There is a solar eclipse this year.
- 蚀。Zhè cì tóu zī shí běn le.This investment incurred a loss of capital.
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