腐蚀 fǔshí▶ corrosión

Stroke order

腐蚀 is written in 23 strokes across 2 characters.

• 腐 — 14 strokes
• 蚀 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. corrosion
2. to corrode (degrade chemically)
3. to rot
4. corruption

Related words

• 腐朽Decadente
• 腐烂Decadencia; Descomposición
• 腐败corrupto
• 豆腐Tofu

腐蚀 is pronounced fǔshí and means “corrosión”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 腐蚀 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.