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Chinese symbol for “corrode”

剥蚀
bō shí
Traditional: 剝蝕
to corrode; to expose by corrosion (geology)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for corrode is 剥蚀 (bō shí), defined as: to corrode; to expose by corrosion (geology).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

剥 bō
to peel, to skin; to exploit
radical 18 ⼑ · 10 strokes
蚀 shí
to nibble at, to erode; an eclipse
radical 142 ⾍ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “corrode”

WordPinyinMeaning
销蚀 (銷蝕)xiāo shí(lit. and fig.) to corrode; to erode; to wear away
消蚀 (消蝕)xiāo shíto corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.)
侵蚀 (侵蝕)qīn shíto erode; to corrode
腐蚀 (腐蝕)fǔ shícorrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 剥蚀.

WordPinyinMeaning
剥夺 (剝奪)bō duóto deprive; to expropriate
剥削 (剝削)bō xuēto exploit; exploitation
剥离 (剝離)bō líto peel; to strip
剥皮 (剝皮)bāo píto skin; to flay; to peel; (fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals
盘剥 (盤剝)pán bōto exploit; to practice usury
剥落 (剝落)bō luòto peel off
侵蚀 (侵蝕)qīn shíto erode; to corrode
腐蚀 (腐蝕)fǔ shícorrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically)

See also: Japanese symbol for “corrode”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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