蛀

zhù
  1. termite
  2. to bore (of insects)

CEDICT

  1. (of insects) to eat through
  2. insect that eats through paper, clothes, wood, grains etc. (e.g. moth, silverfish, etc.)
  3. to eat through

Wiktionary

  1. 一種咬食木材、書籍、稻米等的蟲。
  2. 東西被咬壞或腐蝕。
  3. 被腐蝕的。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

蛀牙 zhùyá
  1. tooth decay; dental caries
  2. decayed tooth; rotten tooth
蛀蝕 zhùshí
  1. to corrupt
  2. to erode
蛀蟲 zhùchóng
  1. insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc
  2. fig. vermin
蟲蛀 chóngzhù damaged by moths or worms
蠹蛀 dùzhù
  1. to be moth-eaten
  2. to be worm-eaten
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Related entries

白蟻 báiyǐ
  1. termite
  2. white ant
白蚁吃木头。

Termites eat wood.

Source: Tatoeba

鑽洞 zuāndòng
  1. to bore
  2. to burrow
  3. to crawl through a tunnel
鑽 zuān
  1. to drill
  2. to bore
  3. to get into
  4. to make one's way into
  5. to enter (a hole)
  6. to thread one's way through
  7. to study intensively
  8. to dig into
  9. to curry favor for personal gain
他在牆上鑽了個洞，把膨脹螺栓塞進去，擰上一顆螺絲，然後在螺絲上掛了一幅阿爾卑斯山的畫。

He drilled a hole in the wall, pushed a Rawlplug into it, screwed in a screw, and hung on the screw a picture of the Alps.

Source: Tatoeba

錐 zhuī
  1. cone
  2. awl
  3. to bore