蛀 (zyu3 | zhu4) : eat into; bore through; erode

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蛀

zyu3

zhu4

[1] [v] eat into; bore through; erode
[2] [n] insect that eats books, clothes, wood, etc
[3] [adj] decayed (tooth)

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: (#142)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

蛀

This word has been viewed 3054 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Dec 2010 04:40

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牙齒腐蛀 ngaa4 ci2 fu6 zyu3 ya2 chi3 fu3 zhu4 = tooth decay

腐蛀 fu6 zyu3 fu3 zhu4 = decay

蛀牙 zyu3 ngaa4 zhu4 ya2 = tooth decay; dental carie; a cavity

畀蟲蛀 bei2 cung4 zyu3 = spoiled from having been eaten by insects 粵

蛀書蟲 zyu3 syu1 cung4 zhu4 shu1 chong2 = a diligent and industrious student; a book worm 粵

蛀米大蟲 zyu3 mai5 daai6 cung4 zhu4 mi3 da4 chong2 = a good-for-nothing person who only knows how to eat 粵

蟲蛀 cung4 zyu3 = moth-eaten

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 蛀
Unicode code for this character: U+86c0 (off-site link)

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