溶蝕

简 溶蚀 · 繁 溶蝕
Mandarin · pinyin róng shí

Meanings

  1. dissolving
  2. erosion by groundwater
  3. corrosion
Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

溶
róng · to melt, dissolve; overflowing with
蝕
Look up this written character
蚀
shí · nibble away; erode; eclipse
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

2–2 · rong2 shi2

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

2character links
Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

溶蝕 · find source passages ↗ · 溶蚀 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗