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Chinese symbol for “dissolving”

溶蚀
róng shí
Traditional: 溶蝕
dissolving; erosion by groundwater; corrosion

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dissolving is 溶蚀 (róng shí), defined as: dissolving; erosion by groundwater; corrosion.

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

溶 róng
to melt, to dissolve
radical 85 ⽔ · 13 strokes
蚀 shí
to nibble at, to erode; an eclipse
radical 142 ⾍ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dissolving”

WordPinyinMeaning
溶蚀作用 (溶蝕作用)róng shí zuò yòngdissolving; erosion by groundwater

Related words

Other words that share a character with 溶蚀.

WordPinyinMeaning
溶液róng yèsolution (chemistry)
溶解róng jiěto dissolve
溶剂 (溶劑)róng jìsolvent
溶化róng huàto melt; to dissolve (of sugar etc)
溶解度róng jiě dùsolubility
易溶yì róngsoluble
侵蚀 (侵蝕)qīn shíto erode; to corrode
腐蚀 (腐蝕)fǔ shícorrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically)

See also: Japanese symbol for “dissolving”.

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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