蝕	1133B25   81B.93-2	部居	畫數  14	ㄕˊ [shi2] .
V	(1)  To eclipse: 日蝕，月蝕 sun, moon eclipse. (2)  Gradually decay, deteriorate in amount or value: 蝕本 [shi2ben3]↓; 侵蝕 (a) (insects) eat into, erode, -sion, corrode; (b) 侵蝕公款 illegally appropriate public funds; (c) deteriorate; 剝蝕 (barks) fall off; v.t., to fleece (the people); 腐蝕 (of wood, dress) decay.
Words	1.蝕本 [shi2ben3], v.i., to lose in business: 生意蝕本 business loses; 蝕本生意 a losing business.  2.蝕損 [shi2sun3], v.i., (of capital) deteriorate, lose in value.