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Meaning of 朽

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朽HSK 6
Pinyin: xiǔ
English Definition: rotten
Chinese Definition:
①腐烂：腐朽。朽木。永垂不朽(“朽”在此引申为磨灭)。
②衰老：衰朽。朽迈。
Total strokes: 6; Radical: 木
Ideographic:The wood of a dying 丂 tree 木
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • 丂 [ kǎo ] obstruction of breath (qi); variant of 考
Similar Characters: 枋 杤
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Example Words
腐朽HSK 6 fǔ xiǔ rotten; decayed; decadent; degenerate
不朽 bù xiǔ immortal; immortality
永垂不朽 yǒng chuí bù xiǔ eternal glory; will never be forgotten
朽木 xiǔ mù rotten wood
摧枯拉朽 cuī kū lā xiǔ to destroy sth. already deteriorating (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
zhè xiē
这些
mù cái
木材
yǐ jīng
已经
fǔ xiǔ
腐朽
le
了
。
The timber has rotted.
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