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销蚀

xiāo shí

2-character word Traditional 銷蝕

What 销蚀 means

1. (lit. and fig.) to corrode; to erode; to wear away

The characters in 销蚀

• 销xiāoto melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell
• 蚀shíto nibble away at sth; to eat into; to erode

Sounds the same

Read xiāo shí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 消食to aid digestion
• 消蚀to corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.)
• 硝石niter; saltpeter; potassium nitrate KNO3