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shí

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shí Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shí | shi2
English translation
to nibble at, to erode; an eclipse

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About shí

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

shí

Contains the radical

chóng

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

An insect  chóng bite  shí shí also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of shí

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

飠虫

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Words with shí

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
腐蚀 fǔshí corrosion腐蝕
侵蚀 qīn shí to erode侵蝕
shí to erode shí
锈蚀 xiù shí rust銹蝕
蚀刻 shí kè to etch蝕刻
剥蚀 bō shí to corrode剝蝕
风蚀 fēng shí wind erosion風蝕
溶蚀 róng shí dissolving溶蝕
月蚀 yuè shí lunar eclipse月蝕
磨蚀 mó shí erosion磨蝕
海蚀 hǎi shí coastal erosion海蝕
消蚀 xiāo shí erosion消蝕
腐蚀剂 fǔ shí jì a corrosive (chemical)腐蝕劑
偷鸡不成蚀把米 tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ to go for wool and come back shorn偷雞不成蝕把米
全蚀 quán shí total eclipse全蝕
蛀蚀 zhù shí to corrupt蛀蝕
偷鸡不着蚀把米 tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ to go for wool and come back shorn偷雞不著蝕把米

shí Decomposition & Compounds

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