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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
侵蝕 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
侵蝕 ＝ 侵 ＋ 蝕
ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕˊ · qīnshí
verb — to erode, to eat away at (gradually); to embezzle, encroach on

字源 FORM — what the parts do

侵to encroach, advance into (侵入)qīn
蝕to gnaw away, corrode (腐蝕)shíthe worm 虫 eating (食) — the slow chewing-down
侵蝕，侵略的侵，腐蝕的蝕。
關 · Related
腐蝕fǔshíto corrode — the same 蝕侵佔qīnzhànto seize illegally — the same encroaching 侵