腐蚀 fǔshí corrosion

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Traditional: 腐蝕

Stroke order

腐蚀 is written in 23 strokes across 2 characters.

腐蚀 — the Chinese character for corrosion (fǔshí), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 腐蚀 — corrosion

腐 — 14 strokes
蚀 — 9 strokes

Senses

corrosion
to corrode (degrade chemically)
to rot
corruption

Characters in 腐蚀

腐 fǔ — decay; rotten
蚀 shí — to nibble away at sth; to eat into; to erode

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

腐蚀 is pronounced fǔshí and means “corrosion”.

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