HSK 6 · Science

腐蚀 fǔshí “to corrode” in Chinese

Traditional 腐蝕

What 腐蚀 means

  1. to corrode
  2. to erode
  3. to corrupt
  4. corrosion
  5. to corrode (degrade chemically)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to rot
  • corruption

How to say 腐蚀

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale腐fǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale蚀shí2nd tone, rising

腐蚀 in a sentence

  1. 海水会腐蚀铁。

    Hǎishuǐ huì fǔshí tiě.

    Seawater corrodes iron.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这种化学品有很强的腐蚀性。

    Zhè zhǒng huàxuépǐn yǒu hěn qiáng de fǔshíxìng.

    This chemical is highly corrosive.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 腐蚀 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 腐 (fǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
腐fǔdecay
  • 广shelter · guǎng
  • 付give · fùSound part
  • 肉meat · ròuMeaning part

肉 hints at the meaning (meat); 付 (fù) hints at the sound. Compare it with fǔ.

The character 蚀 (shí) with each of its parts in a different colour
蚀shíto nibble away at sth
  • 饣eat form of 食 · shí
  • 虫insect · chóng

How to write 腐蚀

腐 14 strokes · 蚀 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

腐蚀 (fǔshí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 腐蚀 (fǔshí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 腐蚀

Words with 腐

豆腐dòufu · tofu腐朽fǔxiǔ · rotten腐败fǔbài · corrupt腐烂fǔlàn · to rot

More words: Science & Technology

反射fǎnshè · reflex发射fāshè · to launch分解fēnjiě · to break down辐射fúshè · radiation钙gài · calcium杠杆gànggǎn · lever更新gēngxīn · to update公式gōngshì · formula

FAQs

腐蚀 (fǔshí) means “to corrode” or “to erode”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fǔshí: fǔ with a 3rd tone, then shí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 腐蚀 is written 腐蝕. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fushi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 腐蚀 from the suggestions. Typing fushi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
腐蚀 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.