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| 蝕 | |
sik6 sit6
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[1] [v] nibble away; erode; eat slowly [2] [vn] eclipse Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
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| 蝕 / 蚀 | |
| This character was last edited on 14th Nov 2007 | |
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日蝕
jat6 sik6 = solar eclipse
月蝕
jyut6 sik6 = lunar eclipse
蝕底
sit6 dai2 = to suffer a loss粵
輸蝕
syu1 sit6 = to suffer a loss粵
侵蝕
cam1 sik6 = to erode; to corrode; erosion
蝕桌
sit6 zoek3 = to suffer a loss粵
腐蝕
fu6 sik6 = corroded; corrupted
蝕本
sit6 bun2 = disinvestment; lose one's capital
土壤侵蝕
tou2 joeng6 cam1 sik6 = soil erosion
全蝕
cyun4 sik6 = total eclipseSee all 16 compounds |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 蝕
Unicode code for this character: U+8755 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 蝕
Unicode code for this character: U+8755 (off-site link)
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- a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
- a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
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