腐蚀性 (fǔ shí xìng) — corrosiveness (of a chemical substance); corrosive influence (figurative, e.g. of greed, rumors)

Definition

The noun 腐蚀性 (fǔ shí xìng) is the abstract property 'corrosiveness' — the capacity of a chemical, or metaphorically of greed or rumors, to eat away at something.

noun
corrosiveness (of a chemical substance)corrosive influence (figurative, e.g. of greed, rumors)

Examples

  • 腐蚀性，。
    Zhè zhǒng huà xué wù zhì jù yǒu hěn qiáng de fǔ shí xìng, suǒ yǐ yào xiǎo xīn shǐ yòng.
    This chemical substance has strong corrosiveness, so be careful when using it.
  • ，腐蚀性。
    Tān lán huì fǔ shí rén de dào dé, zhè zhǒng fǔ shí xìng fēi cháng kě pà.
    Greed can corrode people's morality, and this corrosiveness is very frightening.
  • 腐蚀性，。
    Wǎng luò shàng de yáo yán jù yǒu yì zhǒng wú xíng de fǔ shí xìng, néng pò huài shè huì xìn rèn.
    Online rumors have an intangible corrosiveness that can destroy social trust.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

腐蚀corrode
腐fǔrot蚀shíerode
联合Side by side
性xìngnature

腐蚀, 'corrode', combined with 性, 'nature', forms the idea of corrosiveness.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròuflesh; body
Sound part声符shēngfú
府
府fǔ腐fǔ
Same sound today

腐 is built from 肉, meaning flesh or body, and 府, pronounced fǔ, which gives the sound.

Open 腐 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 蚀 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Open 性 →

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