to nibble away at sth / to eat into / to erode

= + : Sherlock Holmes (sh) is busy investigating a case of murder just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) while a mosquito (虫) nibbles away (蚀) at his lunch, a Chinese cruller (饣).

蝕 character breakdown

variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

= + : Chantal Chicken and a mosquito are taking part in a dart contest just inside the engine's kitchen. The dart board is hanging in the middle of the entrance, and Chantal and the mosquito are standing to the sides. Over each of them a large fake nose is hovering: the loser will be covered in grey goose as punishment.
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a bag of instant noodles.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) went camping in the space station's bathroom (Ø2). As foodstuffs he brought chewing gum (艮) and instant noodles (食), but he forgot to bring his gas stove, so in front of his tipi (亽) He is eating chewing gums all day.
to feed (a person or animal)

Characters with 蝕 as component

蝕 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 蝕

corrosion / to corrode (degrade chemically) / to rot / corruption
(lit. and fig.) corrosive / corrosiveness
to etch / engraving
corrosion / rust
a corrosive (chemical)
to corrupt / to erode

Sentences with 蝕

蝕 currently does not appear in any sentence.