腐 fǔ
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 肉 — meat
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
腐蚀
fǔshí
to corrode; to erode; corrosion
Characters in this word
蚀 shí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 饣 — food
- Made of
- 饣 food 虫 insect, worm
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 海风中的盐分会持续腐蚀桥梁钢索，因此维护部门必须定期检测应力变化。 Hǎifēng zhōng de yánfèn huì chíxù fǔshí qiáoliáng gāngsuǒ, yīncǐ wéihù bùmén bìxū dìngqī jiǎncè yìnglì biànhuà. The salt in the sea wind will continually corrode the bridge's steel cables, so the maintenance department must regularly monitor stress changes.
- 酸雨会腐蚀金属栏杆，使它慢慢生锈。 Suānyǔ huì fǔshí jīnshǔ lángān, shǐ tā mànmàn shēngxiù. Acid rain corrodes metal railings and makes them rust slowly.
- 长期的懒惰会腐蚀一个人的意志。 Chángqī de lǎnduò huì fǔshí yí gè rén de yìzhì. Long-term laziness erodes a person's will.
Related words
- 豆腐 dòufu tofu
- 腐败 fǔbài corrupt; corruption; to decay
- 腐烂 fǔlàn to rot; rotten; decayed
- 腐朽 fǔxiǔ rotten; decayed; decadent
- 光环 guānghuán halo; aura
- 对流 duìliú convection; convective flow
- 惯性 guànxìng inertia; force of habit
- 浮力 fúlì buoyancy
- 辐射 fúshè to radiate; to extend influence over
- 放射 fàngshè to radiate; to emit; radiation
- 反射 fǎnshè to reflect; reflection; reflex
- 功率 gōnglǜ power; wattage